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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divostь

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”) +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

*divostь f[1]

  1. wildness
    Synonym: *divьjestь

Declension
Declension of *divostь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *divostь *divosti *divosti
genitive *divosti *divostьju, *divosťu* *divostьjь, *divosti*
dative *divosti *divostьma *divostьmъ
accusative *divostь *divosti *divosti
instrumental *divostьjǫ, *divosťǫ* *divostьma *divostьmi
locative *divosti *divostьju, *divosťu* *divostьxъ
vocative *divosti *divosti *divosti
* 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
  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: дивость (divostʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: ди́вост (dívost)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: (poetic) divost
    • Slovak: divosť
    • Pomeranian:
      • Kashubian: dzëwòsc
      • Slovincian: dzëwôsc

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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