Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьskъ

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 *divъ (“kind of a demon”) +‎ *-ьskъ. If the theory of *divъ being demonized early Slavic *Divъ (“sky god”) is correct, this word might be inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwiškas (“divine, godly”) and be cognate with Lithuanian diẽviškas, Latvian dievisk.

Adjective

*divьskъ

1. (relational) demon

Declension

Indefinite declension of *divьskъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*divьskъ	*divьska	*divьsko
genitive	*divьska	*divьsky	*divьska
dative	*divьsku	*divьscě	*divьsku
accusative	*divьskъ	*divьskǫ	*divьsko
instrumental	*divьskomь	*divьskojǫ	*divьskomь
locative	*divьscě	*divьscě	*divьscě
vocative	*divьšče	*divьsko	*divьsko
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*divьska	*divьscě	*divьscě
genitive	*divьsku	*divьsku	*divьsku
dative	*divьskoma	*divьskama	*divьskoma
accusative	*divьska	*divьscě	*divьscě
instrumental	*divьskoma	*divьskama	*divьskoma
locative	*divьsku	*divьsku	*divьsku
vocative	*divьska	*divьscě	*divьscě
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*divьsci	*divьsky	*divьska
genitive	*divьskъ	*divьskъ	*divьskъ
dative	*divьskomъ	*divьskamъ	*divьskomъ
accusative	*divьsky	*divьsky	*divьska
instrumental	*divьsky	*divьskami	*divьsky
locative	*divьscěxъ	*divьskaxъ	*divьscěxъ
vocative	*divьsci	*divьsky	*divьska

Definite declension of *divьskъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*divьskъjь	*divьskaja	*divьskoje
genitive	*divьskajego	*divьskyję̇	*divьskajego
dative	*divьskujemu	*divьscěji	*divьskujemu
accusative	*divьskъjь	*divьskǫjǫ	*divьskoje
instrumental	*divьskyjimь	*divьskǫjǫ	*divьskyjimь
locative	*divьscějemь	*divьscěji	*divьscějemь
vocative	*divьskъjь	*divьskaja	*divьskoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*divьskaja	*divьscěji	*divьscěji
genitive	*divьskuju	*divьskuju	*divьskuju
dative	*divьskyjima	*divьskyjima	*divьskyjima
accusative	*divьskaja	*divьscěji	*divьscěji
instrumental	*divьskyjima	*divьskyjima	*divьskyjima
locative	*divьskuju	*divьskuju	*divьskuju
vocative	*divьskaja	*divьscěji	*divьscěji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*divьsciji	*divьskyję̇	*divьskaja
genitive	*divьskъjixъ	*divьskъjixъ	*divьskъjixъ
dative	*divьskyjimъ	*divьskyjimъ	*divьskyjimъ
accusative	*divьskyję̇	*divьskyję̇	*divьskaja
instrumental	*divьskyjimi	*divьskyjimi	*divьskyjimi
locative	*divьskyjixъ	*divьskyjixъ	*divьskyjixъ
vocative	*divьsciji	*divьskyję̇	*divьskaja

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • ⇒ Bulgarian: само-ди́вски (samo-dívski)
  • ⇒ Macedonian: само-дивски (samo-divski)
  • >? Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ди̏вски (“giant (relational); giant (big)”)

    Latin script: dȉvski (“giant (relational); giant (big)”)