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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *divъ (“miracle, wonder”) + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*divьnъ
- amazing, wondrous
Declension
Indefinite declension of *divьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *divьnъ | *divьna | *divьno |
| Accusative | *divьnъ | *divьnǫ | *divьno |
| Genitive | *divьna | *divьny | *divьna |
| Locative | *divьně | *divьně | *divьně |
| Dative | *divьnu | *divьně | *divьnu |
| Instrumental | *divьnomь | *divьnojǫ | *divьnomь |
| Vocative | *divьne | *divьno | *divьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *divьna | *divьně | *divьně |
| Accusative | *divьna | *divьně | *divьně |
| Genitive | *divьnu | *divьnu | *divьnu |
| Locative | *divьnu | *divьnu | *divьnu |
| Dative | *divьnoma | *divьnama | *divьnoma |
| Instrumental | *divьnoma | *divьnama | *divьnoma |
| Vocative | *divьna | *divьně | *divьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *divьni | *divьny | *divьna |
| Accusative | *divьny | *divьny | *divьna |
| Genitive | *divьnъ | *divьnъ | *divьnъ |
| Locative | *divьněxъ | *divьnaxъ | *divьněxъ |
| Dative | *divьnomъ | *divьnamъ | *divьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *divьny | *divьnami | *divьny |
| Vocative | *divьni | *divьny | *divьna |
Definite declension of *divьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *divьnъjь | *divьnaja | *divьnoje |
| Accusative | *divьnъjь | *divьnǫjǫ | *divьnoje |
| Genitive | *divьnajego | *divьnyję | *divьnajego |
| Locative | *divьnějemь | *divьněji | *divьnějemь |
| Dative | *divьnujemu | *divьněji | *divьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *divьnyjimi | *divьnǫjǫ | *divьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *divьnъjь | *divьnaja | *divьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *divьnaja | *divьněji | *divьněji |
| Accusative | *divьnaja | *divьněji | *divьněji |
| Genitive | *divьnuju | *divьnuju | *divьnuju |
| Locative | *divьnuju | *divьnuju | *divьnuju |
| Dative | *divьnyjima | *divьnyjima | *divьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *divьnyjima | *divьnyjima | *divьnyjima |
| Vocative | *divьnaja | *divьněji | *divьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *divьniji | *divьnyję | *divьnaja |
| Accusative | *divьnyję | *divьnyję | *divьnaja |
| Genitive | *divьnъjixъ | *divьnъjixъ | *divьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *divьnyjixъ | *divьnyjixъ | *divьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *divьnyjimъ | *divьnyjimъ | *divьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *divьnyjimi | *divьnyjimi | *divьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *divьniji | *divьnyję | *divьnaja |
Related terms
- *diviti
- *divo
- *divъ
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: дзі́ўны (dzíŭny)
- Russian: ди́вный (dívnyj)
- Ukrainian: ди́вний (dývnyj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: дивьнъ (divĭnŭ)
- Glagolitic: ⰴⰻⰲⱐⱀⱏ (divĭnŭ)
- Bulgarian: дивен (diven)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ди̑ван
- Latin: dȋvan
- Slovene: díven
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Old Czech: divný
- Czech: divný
- Kashubian: dzywny
- Polish: dziwny
- Slovak: divný
- Old Czech: divný
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*divьnъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109