Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divakъ

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 1

From *divъ (“delightful, astonishing, unusual”) +‎ *-akъ.

Noun

*divakъ m (North Slavic)

1. astonishing person
2. original, character, freak, oddball

Declension

Declension of *divakъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divakъ	*divaka	*divaci
genitive	*divaka	*divaku	*divakъ
dative	*divaku	*divakoma	*divakomъ
accusative	*divakъ	*divaka	*divaky
instrumental	*divakъmь, *divakomь*	*divakoma	*divaky
locative	*divacě	*divaku	*divacěxъ
vocative	*divače	*divaka	*divaci

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Synonyms

• *divьjakъ (“South Slavic”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: дзіва́к (dzivák)
  • Ukrainian: дива́к (dyvák)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: divák (“freak, oddball”)
  • Old Polish: dziwak
    • Polish: dziwak
  • Slovak: divák (“freak, oddball”)
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: dzëwôk (“freak, oddball”)
    • Slovincian: dzëwók
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: dźiwak

Etymology 2

From *divъ (“intact, wild; feral, wild”) +‎ *-akъ.

Noun

*divakъ m

1. (West and South Slavic) Synonym of *divьjakъ (“wildling”)

Declension

Declension of *divakъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*divakъ	*divaka	*divaci
genitive	*divaka	*divaku	*divakъ
dative	*divaku	*divakoma	*divakomъ
accusative	*divakъ	*divaka	*divaky
instrumental	*divakъmь, *divakomь*	*divakoma	*divaky
locative	*divacě	*divaku	*divacěxъ
vocative	*divače	*divaka	*divaci

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: дива́к (divák)
  • Macedonian: (dialectal) дивак (divak)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: divák (“wildling”)
  • Slovak: divák (“boar”)
  • Polabian: dai̯văk