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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjestь

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 *divьjь +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*divьjestь f[1]

  1. Synonym of *divostь (“wildness”)

Declension
Declension of *divьjestь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *divьjestь *divьjesti *divьjesti
genitive *divьjesti *divьjestьju, *divьjesťu* *divьjestьjь, *divьjesti*
dative *divьjesti *divьjestьma *divьjestьmъ
accusative *divьjestь *divьjesti *divьjesti
instrumental *divьjestьjǫ, *divьjesťǫ* *divьjestьma *divьjestьmi
locative *divьjesti *divьjestьju, *divьjesťu* *divьjestьxъ
vocative *divьjesti *divьjesti *divьjesti
* 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:
      Cyrillic script: ди̏вљо̄ст
      Latin script: dȉvljōst
    • Slovene: divjôst, dívjost
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: (poetic) divost
    • Slovak: divosť
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: dźiwjosć

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divostь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 222
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