Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjačь

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 *divьjakъ +‎ *-ь.

Noun

*divьjačь f

1. (South Slavic) game (wild animals that are hunted)

Declension

Declension of *divьjačь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divьjačь	*divьjači	*divьjačьje, *divьjače*
genitive	*divьjači	*divьjačьju, *divьjaču*	*divьjačьjь, *divьjači*
dative	*divьjači	*divьjačьma	*divьjačьmъ
accusative	*divьjačь	*divьjači	*divьjači
instrumental	*divьjačьmь	*divьjačьma	*divьjačьmi
locative	*divьjači	*divьjačьju, *divьjaču*	*divьjačьxъ
vocative	*divьjači	*divьjači	*divьjačьje, *divьjače*

^* 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:
  • Bulgarian: ди́веч m or f (díveč), (dated) дивяч m or f (divjač)
  • Macedonian: дивеч m (diveč)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ди̏вља̄ч f, ди̏вја̄ч

    Latin script: dȉvljāč f, dȉvjāč