Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjakъ
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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
Etymology 1
From *divъ (“intact, wild; feral, wild”) + *-jakъ.
Noun
*divьjakъ m[1]
Declension
Declension of *divьjakъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *divьjakъ | *divьjaka | *divьjaci |
| genitive | *divьjaka | *divьjaku | *divьjakъ |
| dative | *divьjaku | *divьjakoma | *divьjakomъ |
| accusative | *divьjakъ | *divьjaka | *divьjaky |
| instrumental | *divьjakъmь, *divьjakomь* | *divьjakoma | *divьjaky |
| locative | *divьjacě | *divьjaku | *divьjacěxъ |
| vocative | *divьjače | *divьjaka | *divьjaci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Synonyms
- *divakъ (West and South)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: дивьꙗкъ (divĭjakŭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divakъ 2.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 214
Etymology 2
From *divъ (“delightful, astonishing, unusual”) + *-jakъ.
Noun
*divьjakъ m[1]
- (South Slavic) Synonym of *divakъ (“astonishing person; freak, oddball”)
Declension
Declension of *divьjakъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *divьjakъ | *divьjaka | *divьjaci |
| genitive | *divьjaka | *divьjaku | *divьjakъ |
| dative | *divьjaku | *divьjakoma | *divьjakomъ |
| accusative | *divьjakъ | *divьjaka | *divьjaky |
| instrumental | *divьjakъmь, *divьjakomь* | *divьjakoma | *divьjaky |
| locative | *divьjacě | *divьjaku | *divьjacěxъ |
| vocative | *divьjače | *divьjaka | *divьjaci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divakъ 1.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 214