Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divina
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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 (“intact, wild; wild, feral”) + *-ina. For sense 3 compare German Wildfleisch.
Noun
*divina f[1] (West and South Slavic)
- wildness
- wildling
- granulation tissue
- Synonyms: *divo męso, *diko męso
- unpopulated, uncultivated land
Declension
Declension of *divina (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *divina | *divině | *diviny |
| genitive | *diviny | *divinu | *divinъ |
| dative | *divině | *divinama | *divinamъ |
| accusative | *divinǫ | *divině | *diviny |
| instrumental | *divinojǫ, *divinǫ** | *divinama | *divinami |
| locative | *divině | *divinu | *divinasъ, *divinaxъ* |
| vocative | *divino | *divině | *diviny |
* -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).
Synonyms
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divina”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 216