Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьskъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *divъ (“kind of a demon”) + *-ьskъ. If the theory of *divъ being demonized early Slavic *Divъ (“sky god”) is correct, this word might be inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwiškas (“divine, godly”) and be cognate with Lithuanian diẽviškas, Latvian dievisk.
Adjective
*divьskъ[1]
Declension
Indefinite declension of *divьskъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *divьskъ | *divьska | *divьsko |
| genitive | *divьska | *divьsky | *divьska |
| dative | *divьsku | *divьscě | *divьsku |
| accusative | *divьskъ | *divьskǫ | *divьsko |
| instrumental | *divьskomь | *divьskojǫ | *divьskomь |
| locative | *divьscě | *divьscě | *divьscě |
| vocative | *divьšče | *divьsko | *divьsko |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *divьska | *divьscě | *divьscě |
| genitive | *divьsku | *divьsku | *divьsku |
| dative | *divьskoma | *divьskama | *divьskoma |
| accusative | *divьska | *divьscě | *divьscě |
| instrumental | *divьskoma | *divьskama | *divьskoma |
| locative | *divьsku | *divьsku | *divьsku |
| vocative | *divьska | *divьscě | *divьscě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *divьsci | *divьsky | *divьska |
| genitive | *divьskъ | *divьskъ | *divьskъ |
| dative | *divьskomъ | *divьskamъ | *divьskomъ |
| accusative | *divьsky | *divьsky | *divьska |
| instrumental | *divьsky | *divьskami | *divьsky |
| locative | *divьscěxъ | *divьskaxъ | *divьscěxъ |
| vocative | *divьsci | *divьsky | *divьska |
Definite declension of *divьskъ (hard)
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- ⇒ Bulgarian: само-ди́вски (samo-dívski)
- ⇒ Macedonian: само-дивски (samo-divski)
- >? Serbo-Croatian:
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divьskъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 234