Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divica

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 (“feral, wild”) +‎ *-ica

Noun

*divica f

1. (West and South Slavic) wildling (about person or plant)

   Synonyms: (South Slavic) *divьjica, *divьjika

Declension

Declension of *divica (soft a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divica	*divici	*divicę̇
genitive	*divicę̇	*divicu	*divicь
dative	*divici	*divicama	*divicamъ
accusative	*divicǫ	*divici	*divicę̇
instrumental	*divicejǫ, *divicǫ**	*divicama	*divicami
locative	*divici	*divicu	*divicasъ, *divicaxъ*
vocative	*divice	*divici	*divicę̇

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** 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: (dialectal)

    Cyrillic script: дѝвица

    Latin script: dìvica

• West Slavic:
  • Czech: divice
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: dźiwica
    • Upper Sorbian: źiwica