Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьjadь

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 +‎ *-jadь. The word may have arisen in the post-Proto-Slavic era.

Noun

*divьjadь f (South Slavic)

1. (hunting) game, quarry (animals hunted for sport or food)
2. game meat

Declension

Declension of *divьjadь (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divьjadь	*divьjadi	*divьjadi
genitive	*divьjadi	*divьjadьju, *divьjaďu*	*divьjadьjь, *divьjadi*
dative	*divьjadi	*divьjadьma	*divьjadьmъ
accusative	*divьjadь	*divьjadi	*divьjadi
instrumental	*divьjadьjǫ, *divьjaďǫ*	*divьjadьma	*divьjadьmi
locative	*divьjadi	*divьjadьju, *divьjaďu*	*divьjadьxъ
vocative	*divьjadi	*divьjadi	*divьjadi

^* 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: ди̏вља̄д, ди̏вја̄д

    Latin script: dȉvljād, dȉvjād

  • Slovene: divjâd