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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjadь

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 +‎ *-jadь. The word may have arisen in the post-Proto-Slavic era.

Noun

*divьjadь f[1] (South Slavic)

  1. (hunting) game, quarry (animals hunted for sport or food)
  2. game meat

Declension
Declension of *divьjadь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *divьjadь *divьjadi *divьjadi
genitive *divьjadi *divьjadьju, *divьjaďu* *divьjadьjь, *divьjadi*
dative *divьjadi *divьjadьma *divьjadьmъ
accusative *divьjadь *divьjadi *divьjadi
instrumental *divьjadьjǫ, *divьjaďǫ* *divьjadьma *divьjadьmi
locative *divьjadi *divьjadьju, *divьjaďu* *divьjadьxъ
vocative *divьjadi *divьjadi *divьjadi
* 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: ди̏вља̄д, ди̏вја̄д
      Latin script: dȉvljād, dȉvjād
    • Slovene: divjâd

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divьjadь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 232
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