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]

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

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

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

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