Богородиця
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic Богородица (Bogorodica), calqued from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos) "God-bearer". Analyzable as Бог (Boh) + -о- (-o-) + род(ити) (rod(yty)) + -иця (-ycja).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Богоро́диця • (Bohoródycja) f pers (genitive Богоро́диці, uncountable, relational adjective богоро́дичний)
- Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Our Lady
- Synonyms: Богома́тір (Bohomátir), Пресвята́я Ді́ва (Presvjatája Díva), Пресвята́я Ді́ва Марі́я (Presvjatája Díva Maríja), Ма́ти Бо́жа (Máty Bóža)
Declension
Declension of Богоро́диця (pers sg-only soft fem-form accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Богоро́диця Bohoródycja |
| genitive | Богоро́диці Bohoródyci |
| dative | Богоро́диці Bohoródyci |
| accusative | Богоро́дицю Bohoródycju |
| instrumental | Богоро́дицею Bohoródyceju |
| locative | Богоро́диці Bohoródyci |
| vocative | Богоро́дице Bohoródyce |
Further reading
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “Богоро́диця”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN