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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divo

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

Deverbal from *diviti. Secondary to *divъ, probably influenced by *čudo.

Noun

*dȋvo n[1][2]

  1. admiration, delight, astonishment
  2. that which causes delight; wonder, miracle

Inflection
Declension of *dȋvo (s-stem, accent paradigm c)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *dȋvo *dȋvesi *divesà
Accusative *dȋvo *dȋvesi *divesà
Genitive *dȋvese *divesù *divèsъ
Locative *dȋvese *divesù *divèsьxъ
Dative *dȋvesi *divesьmà *divèsьmъ
Instrumental *dȋvesьmь *divesьmà *divesý
Vocative *dȋvo *dȋvesi *divesà

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: дзі́ва (dzíva)
    • Russian: ди́во (dívo)
    • Ukrainian: ди́во (dývo)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*dȋvo”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 108: “n. s (c) ‘miracle’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “divo divese”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 82; PR 138)”
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