бог
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Belarusian богъ (boh), from Proto-Slavic *bogъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [box]
Audio (file)
Noun
бог • (boh) m pers (genitive бо́га, nominative plural багі́, genitive plural баго́ў, feminine багі́ня, relational adjective бо́жы or бо́скі, diminutive бажо́к)
- god
- бо́жа мой! ― bóža moj! ― oh my god!
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | бог boh |
багі́ bahí |
genitive | бо́га bóha |
баго́ў bahóŭ |
dative | бо́гу bóhu |
бага́м bahám |
accusative | бо́га bóha |
баго́ў bahóŭ |
instrumental | бо́гам bóham |
бага́мі bahámi |
locative | бо́зе bózje |
бага́х baháx |
vocative | бо́жа bóža |
— |
count form | — | бо́гі1 bóhi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “бог” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɔk]
Audio (file)
Noun
бог • (bog) m (feminine боги́ня, relational adjective бо́жи or бо́жески)
- god → the God (in monotheism) / male deity (in polytheism)
- Synonym: (in Muslim theology) алла́х (alláh)
- ма́ли бог ― máli bog ― little god (in the context of Christianity: Jesus Christ)
- целомъ́дрий бог ― celomǎ́drij bog ― all-wise god
- всеопроща́ващ бог ― vseoproštávašt bog ― all-forgiving god
- за бо́га ― za bóga ― for God's sake
- с на́ми Бог ― s námi Bog ― God with us
- Сла́ва Бо́гу! ― Sláva Bógu! ― Thank God! (literally, “Glory to God!”)
- Помилу́й Бо́же / Сми́ли се нам Бо́же! ― Pomilúj Bóže / Smíli se nam Bóže! ― Oh God, be merciful / have mercy on us!
- дай Бо́же / да да́ва Бог ― daj Bóže / da dáva Bog ― Oh God, let it happen
- дал Бог ... ― dal Bog ... ― given ... by God
Declension
Derived terms
- бог- (bog-)
- бого- (bogo-)
- Богоми́л m (Bogomíl), Богоми́ла f (Bogomíla) (personal names)
- богови́дец (bogovídec, “theopath”)
- богосло́в (bogoslóv), богосло́вец (bogoslóvec, “theologian”)
- богосло́вие (bogoslóvie, “theology”)
- богобо́рие (bogobórie, “theomachy”)
- богоявле́ние (bogojavlénie, “theophany”)
- богобоязли́в (bogobojazlív, “fearing God”)
- боголюби́в (bogoljubív, “loving God”)
- богоноси́в (bogonosív, “carrying God within”)
- богопома́зан (bogopomázan, “anointed by God”)
- богоподо́бен (bogopodóben, “godlike”)
- богоуго́ден (bogougóden, “god-pleasing”)
- богочести́в (bogočestív, “honoring God”)
- божи- (boži-)
- Божида́р m (Božidár), Божида́ра f (Božidára) (personal names)
- Божими́р m (Božimír), Божими́ра f (Božimíra) (personal names)
- богу́вам (bogúvam, “to act as God”)
- божи́ч (božíč), божи́к (božík, “God's child, little god”) (dialectal)
- полубо́г (polubóg, “demigod”)
- сбо́гом (sbógom, “farewell”) (literally: with God /instr. case/)
- бо́жие (bóžie, “theism”) (obsolete)
- еднобо́жие (ednobóžie, “monotheism”)
- многобо́жие (mnogobóžie, “polytheism”)
- безбо́жие (bezbóžie, “impiety”)
- безбо́жник m (bezbóžnik), безбо́жница f (bezbóžnica, “atheist”)
- боже́ство (božéstvo, “deity”)
- боже́ствен (božéstven, “divine”)
Related terms
- бога́т (bogát, “rich”)
- богои́н (bogoín), багаи́н (bagaín, “Old Bulgarian aristocratic title”) (historical)
Carpathian Rusyn
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.
Further reading
- Kercha, Ihor (2012) Словник русько-русинськый: у 2 т. [Russian-Rusyn Dictionary: in 2 vols] (overall work in Russian and Carpathian Rusyn), Uzhhorod: PoliPrint
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bogъ.
Pronunciation
Declension
References
- “бог” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Russian
Alternative forms
- богъ (box) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bogъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [box] (phonetic respelling: бох)
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [bok] (rare, proscribed)
- In the nominative singular, the word is usually pronounced /box/ due to Church Slavonic influence. The regular pronunciation /bok/ is used only rarely (mostly for pagan deities) and is not recommended. In all other case forms, the regular /ɡ/ is now more common, though /ɣ/ was formerly used.
Noun
бог • (box) m anim (genitive бо́га, nominative plural бо́ги, genitive plural бого́в, feminine боги́ня, relational adjective бо́жий or бо́жеский or боже́ственный, diminutive божо́к or бо́женька)
- God
- god, idol
- бог его́ зна́ет ― box jevó znájet ― God (only) knows; goodness knows
- бо́же мой ― bóže moj ― oh my God
- бог с ним ― box s nim ― forget it/him
- дай бог ― daj box ― God willing
- ей-бо́гу ― jej-bógu ― really!; by God!; honest to God
- ра́ди бо́га ― rádi bóga ― for God’s sake
- сохрани́ бо́же ― soxraní bóže ― heaven help; heaven preserve; God forbid
- сла́ва бо́гу ― sláva bógu ― thank God
Usage notes
Declension
Derived terms
- бо́жеский (bóžeskij)
- бо́жий (bóžij)
- боги́ня (bogínja)
- богоро́дица (bogoródica)
- боже́ственный (božéstvennyj)
- божи́ться (božítʹsja)
- божо́к (božók)
- по-бо́жески (po-bóžeski)
Related terms
- бо́же упаси́ (bóže upasí)
- о бо́же мой (o bóže moj)
- с бо́гом (s bógom)
- с на́ми Бог (s námi Bog)
References
- Д. Э. Розенталь, Е. В. Джанджакова (1999) “III. Употребление прописных букв, §21”, in Справочник по правописанию, произношению, литературному редактированию (in Russian), Moscow: ЧеРо
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bogъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bôːɡ/
Declension
Derived terms
- бого̀вскӣ
- божа̀нство
- бо̏жјӣ
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- біг (bih)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɔɦ]
Audio (file)
Noun
бог • (boh) m pers (genitive бо́га, nominative plural боги́, genitive plural богі́в, feminine боги́ня, relational adjective бо́жий or божи́стий or бо́жеський or боже́ственний, diminutive божо́к)
Declension
Derived terms
- багатобо́жжя (bahatobóžžja)
- багатобо́жний (bahatobóžnyj)
- багатобо́жник (bahatobóžnyk)
- безбо́жник (bezbóžnyk)
- боголю́бець (boholjúbecʹ)
- богоху́лити (bohoxúlyty)
- богоху́льство (bohoxúlʹstvo)
- божество́ (božestvó)
- єдинобо́жжя (jedynobóžžja)
- єдинобо́жний (jedynobóžnyj)
- єдинобо́жник (jedynobóžnyk)
- напівбо́г (napivbóh)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бог”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “бог”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “бог”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)