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
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