Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjeta

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 +‎ *-ota.

Noun

*divьjeta f^[1]

(West and South Slavic) synonym of *divota (“wildness”)

Declension

Declension of *divьjeta (hard a-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divьjeta	*divьjetě	*divьjety
genitive	*divьjety	*divьjetu	*divьjetъ
dative	*divьjetě	*divьjetama	*divьjetamъ
accusative	*divьjetǫ	*divьjetě	*divьjety
instrumental	divьjetojǫ, divьjetǫ^**	*divьjetama	*divьjetami
locative	*divьjetě	*divьjetu	divьjetasъ, divьjetaxъ^*
vocative	*divьjeto	*divьjetě	*divьjety

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** 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: дивљо̀ћа
  
  Latin script: divljòća
- Slovene: divjóta
West Slavic:
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: dźiwjota

References

^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divota 2.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 223

[1] Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divota 2.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 223

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