Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divica

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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

From *divъ (feral, wild) +‎ *-ica

Noun

*divica f

  1. (West and South Slavic) wildling (about person or plant)
    Synonyms: (South Slavic) *divьjica, *divьjika

Declension

Declension of *divica (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *divica *divici *divicę̇
genitive *divicę̇ *divicu *divicь
dative *divici *divicama *divicamъ
accusative *divicǫ *divici *divicę̇
instrumental *divicejǫ, *divicǫ** *divicama *divicami
locative *divici *divicu *divicasъ, *divicaxъ*
vocative *divice *divici *divicę̇

* -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).

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian: (dialectal)
      Cyrillic script: дѝвица
      Latin script: dìvica
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divica”, in Słownik prasłowiański (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 216