диво

Etymology

Compare дивъ (divŭ). From Proto-Slavic *dȋvo, from Proto-Slavic *divъ (with a formation probably influenced by the synonymous чоудо (čudo)), probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).

Noun

диво • (divo) n

1. miracle, wonder

References

• Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “диво”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk
• Hauptova Z., editor (1958–1997), “диво”, in Slovník jazyka staroslověnského (Lexicon linguae palaeoslovenicae), Prague: Euroslavica
• Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
• Halla-aho, Jussi (2006) Problems of Proto-Slavic Historical Nominal Morphology: On the Basis of Old Church Slavic (Slavica Helsingiensia; 26)‎, Helsinki: University of Helsinki

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dȋvo, from Proto-Slavic *divъ, probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Compare Old Church Slavonic диво (divo), дивъ (divŭ), Polish dziw, Czech div, also Serbo-Croatian див, div.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʲivə]

Noun

ди́во • (dívo) n inan (genitive ди́ва, nominative plural ди́ва, genitive plural див)

1. wonder, miracle, marvel

   на ди́во ― na dívo ― excellently

   что за ди́во! ― što za dívo! ― wonderful!; no wonder!