Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjakъ

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 (intact, wild; feral, wild) +‎ *-jakъ.

Noun

*divьjakъ m[1]

  1. wildling (someone or something wild, feral; intact, wild)
    1. wild animal
    2. wild plant
    3. primitive man
Declension
Declension of *divьjakъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *divьjakъ *divьjaka *divьjaci
genitive *divьjaka *divьjaku *divьjakъ
dative *divьjaku *divьjakoma *divьjakomъ
accusative *divьjakъ *divьjaka *divьjaky
instrumental *divьjakъmь, *divьjakomь* *divьjakoma *divьjaky
locative *divьjacě *divьjaku *divьjacěxъ
vocative *divьjače *divьjaka *divьjaci

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Synonyms
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: дивьꙗкъ (divĭjakŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Church Slavonic: дивиꙗкъ (divijakŭ)
      • Bulgarian: (dialectal) ди́вяк (dívjak), дивя́к (divják)
      • Macedonian: дивјак (divjak)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: дѝвља̄к
      Latin script: dìvljāk
    • Slovene: divják
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Slovak: diviak
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: źiwjak
      • Upper Sorbian: dźiwjak

References

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

Etymology 2

From *divъ (delightful, astonishing, unusual) +‎ *-jakъ.

Noun

*divьjakъ m[1]

  1. (South Slavic) synonym of *divakъ (astonishing person; freak, oddball)
Declension
Declension of *divьjakъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *divьjakъ *divьjaka *divьjaci
genitive *divьjaka *divьjaku *divьjakъ
dative *divьjaku *divьjakoma *divьjakomъ
accusative *divьjakъ *divьjaka *divьjaky
instrumental *divьjakъmь, *divьjakomь* *divьjakoma *divьjaky
locative *divьjacě *divьjaku *divьjacěxъ
vocative *divьjače *divьjaka *divьjaci

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

References

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