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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divakъ

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 (“delightful, astonishing, unusual”) +‎ *-akъ.

Noun

*divakъ m[1] (North Slavic)

  1. astonishing person
  2. original, character, freak, oddball
Declension
Declension of *divakъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *divakъ *divaka *divaci
genitive *divaka *divaku *divakъ
dative *divaku *divakoma *divakomъ
accusative *divakъ *divaka *divaky
instrumental *divakъmь, *divakomь* *divakoma *divaky
locative *divacě *divaku *divacěxъ
vocative *divače *divaka *divaci
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Synonyms
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: дзіва́к (dzivák)
    • Ukrainian: дива́к (dyvák)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: divák (“freak, oddball”)
    • Old Polish: dziwak
    • Slovak: divák (“freak, oddball”)
    • Pomeranian:
      • Kashubian: dzëwôk (“freak, oddball”)
      • Slovincian: dzëwók
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: dźiwak

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divakъ 1.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 214

Etymology 2

From *divъ (“intact, wild; feral, wild”) +‎ *-akъ.

Noun

*divakъ m[1]

  1. (West and South Slavic) Synonym of *divьjakъ (“wildling”)
Declension
Declension of *divakъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *divakъ *divaka *divaci
genitive *divaka *divaku *divakъ
dative *divaku *divakoma *divakomъ
accusative *divakъ *divaka *divaky
instrumental *divakъmь, *divakomь* *divakoma *divaky
locative *divacě *divaku *divacěxъ
vocative *divače *divaka *divaci
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: divák (“wildling”)
    • Slovak: divák (“boar”)
    • Polabian: dai̯văk

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divakъ 2.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 214
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