божество

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic божьство (božĭstvo), a calque of Ancient Greek θεότης (theótēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔʒɛstvɔ]
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Noun

божество • (božestvo) n (relational adjective божествен)

  1. deity

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic божьство (božĭstvo), a calque of Ancient Greek θεότης (theótēs).[1] By surface analysis, бог (bog, god) + -ество́ (-estvó).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəʐɨstˈvo]
  • (file)

Noun

божество́ • (božestvó) n anim (genitive божества́, nominative plural божества́, genitive plural боже́ств)

  1. deity
  2. divinity, divine being, godhead
  3. idol

Declension

References

  1. Shansky, N. M. (1965) “божество”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 152

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic божьство (božĭstvo), a calque of Ancient Greek θεότης (theótēs). By surface analysis, бог (boh, god) + -ество́ (-estvó).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɔʒestˈwɔ]
  • (file)

Noun

божество́ • (božestvó) n inan (genitive божества́, nominative plural божества́, genitive plural боже́ств, relational adjective боже́ственний)

  1. deity, divine being, divinity, godhead
    Synonym: бог m (boh)
  2. (historical) idol
    Synonym: куми́р m (kumýr)

Declension

Further reading

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