Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjeta
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
*divьjeta f[1]
- (West and South Slavic) Synonym of *divota (“wildness”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of *divьjeta (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *divьjeta | *divьjetě | *divьjety |
| genitive | *divьjety | *divьjetu | *divьjetъ |
| dative | *divьjetě | *divьjetama | *divьjetamъ |
| accusative | *divьjetǫ | *divьjetě | *divьjety |
| instrumental | *divьjetojǫ, *divьjetǫ** | *divьjetama | *divьjetami |
| locative | *divьjetě | *divьjetu | *divьjetasъ, *divьjetaxъ* |
| vocative | *divьjeto | *divьjetě | *divьjety |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants[edit]
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: dźiwjota
- Sorbian:
References[edit]
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divota 2.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 223