From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dāˀiweris, from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr. Baltic cognates include Latvian diẽveris, Lithuanian di̇́everis. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek δαήρ (daḗr), Latin lēvir, Proto-Germanic *taikuraz, Sanskrit देवृ (devṛ́).
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *dě̀verь | *dě̀veri | *dě̀verьjē, *dě̀veřē* |
genitive | *dě̀verī | *dě̀verьju, *dě̀veřu* | *dě̀verьjь, *dě̀verī* |
dative | *dě̀veri | *dě̀verьma | *dě̀verьmъ |
accusative | *dě̀verь | *dě̀veri | *dě̀veri |
instrumental | *dě̀verьmь | *dě̀verьma | *dě̀verьmī |
locative | *dě̀verī | *dě̀verьju, *dě̀veřu* | *dě̀verьxъ |
vocative | *děveri | *dě̀veri | *dě̀verьjē, *dě̀veřē* |
* 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).
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *dě̑verь | *dě̑veri | *dě̑verьjē, *dě̑veřē* |
genitive | *děverí | *děverьjù, *děveřu* | *děverь̀jь |
dative | *dě̑veri | *děverьmà | *dě̑verьmъ |
accusative | *dě̑verь | *dě̑veri | *dě̑veri |
instrumental | *dě̑verьmь | *děverьmà | *děverьmì |
locative | *děverí | *děverьjù, *děveřu* | *dě̑verьxъ |
vocative | *děveri | *dě̑veri | *dě̑verьjē, *dě̑veřē* |
* 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).