Богородица
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Bulgarian
Etymology
By surface analysis, Бог (Bog, “God”) + -о- (-o-, excrescent) + роди́ (rodí, “gave birth”) + -ица (-ica, feminine sufix).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Богоро́дица • (Bogoródica) f
- Mother of God; Theotokos; the Virgin Mary (Mary, the mother of Jesus in the New Testament).
- Either of two Christian holidays celebrated in the Virgin Mary's honor; the Nativity or Dormition of Mary.
- (often ironic) A guiltless or sinless person.
- правя се на Богородица. ― pravja se na Bogorodica. ― to feign innocence
- Знам, че не си никаква Богородица, така че не бой се.
- Znam, če ne si nikakva Bogorodica, taka če ne boj se.
- I know you're no Virgin Mary, so don't worry about it.
Usage notes
Often prefaced with света́ (svetá, “holy”) or пресвета́ (presvetá, “most holy”).
Derived terms
- Ма́лка Богоро́дица (Málka Bogoródica, “the Nativity of Mary”)
- Голя́ма Богоро́дица (Goljáma Bogoródica, “the Dormition of Mary”)
References
- “Богородица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “Богородица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
From Бог (Bog) + -о- (-o-) + ро́ди (ródi) + -ица (-ica).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Богоро́дица • (Bogoródica) f (related adjective богоро́дичен)
- (Christianity) Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Our Lady, Mother of God
- Christian holiday in honor of Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
Declension
Declension of Богородица
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | Богородица |
| definite unspecified | — |
| definite proximal | — |
| definite distal | — |
| vocative | Богородице |
Synonyms
- Ма́рија f (Márija)
- Ма́јка Бо́жја f (Májka Bóžja)
- Де́ва Ма́рија f (Déva Márija)
- Све́та Ма́рија f (Svéta Márija)
- Пре́света Богоро́дица f (Présveta Bogoródica)
References
- “Богородица” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Alternative forms
- богоро́дица (bogoródica)
Etymology
From Бог (Box) + -о- (-o-) + род(ить) (rod(itʹ)) + -ица (-ica), "God-bearer", calque from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Богоро́дица • (Bogoródica) f anim (genitive Богоро́дицы, relational adjective богоро́дичный)
- Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Our Lady
- Synonyms: Богома́терь (Bogomáterʹ), Высоча́йшая Повелительница Ангелов (Vysočájšaja Povelitelʹnica Angelov), Де́ва Мари́я (Déva Maríja), Де́ва (Déva), Мадо́нна (Madónna), Ма́терь Божья (Máterʹ Božʹja), мать Иисуса Христа́ (matʹ Iisusa Xristá), Цари́ца Небесная (Caríca Nebesnaja)
Declension
Declension of Богоро́дица (anim sg-only fem-form ц-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Богоро́дица Bogoródica |
| genitive | Богоро́дицы Bogoródicy |
| dative | Богоро́дице Bogoródice |
| accusative | Богоро́дицу Bogoródicu |
| instrumental | Богоро́дицей, Богоро́дицею Bogoródicej, Bogoródiceju |
| prepositional | Богоро́дице Bogoródice |
Related terms
- бог (box), божество́ (božestvó), бо́жий (bóžij)
- род (rod), ро́дственник (ródstvennik), ро́дина (ródina), уро́д (uród), поро́да (poróda), рожде́ние (roždénije), ро́ды (ródy), Рождество́ (Roždestvó), приро́да (priróda), ро́динка (ródinka), наро́д (naród), родни́к (rodník), родно́й (rodnój), роди́тельный (rodítelʹnyj), междунаро́дный (meždunaródnyj)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
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Proper noun
Богородица f (Latin spelling Bogorodica)