Мокош

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Мо̀кош (Mòkošf

  1. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
    • 1984, Anani Stoynev, “Анализ на религиозната система на българските славяни”, in Старобългаристика, volume XVIII, number 2, page 100:
      У източните славяни е известна богинята Мокош.
      U iztočnite slavjani e izvestna boginjata Mokoš.
      The goddess Mokosh is known among the Eastern Slavs.
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Macedonian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Мокош (Mokošf

  1. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
    • 2002, Tanas Tanas Vražinovski, Sonjá Zogoviḱ, Речник на народната митологија на Македонците, Матица македонска, page 283:
      Ликот на Мокош, кој е во меѓусебен сооднос со предавството громовникот во основинот мит, претставува подлога за ликовите и на Перун и на Велес / Волос.
      Likot na Mokoš, koj e vo meǵuseben soodnos so predavstvoto gromovnikot vo osnovinot mit, pretstavuva podloga za likovite i na Perun i na Veles / Volos.
      The figure of Mokosh, who in the basic myth is linked to the betrayal of the thunderer, forms the background for the characters of both Perun and Veles / Volos.
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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Russian Мо́кошь (Mókošʹ), from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ), from Proto-Slavic *Mokošь.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Мо̏кош f (Latin spelling Mȍkoš)

  1. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
    • 2001, Mirjaná Đekić, Водице у Војводини, Драганић, page 44:
      Богиња Мокош, коју су поштобале жене и девојке, повезана је „са поштовањем порођајних болова Богородице”.
      Worshipped by women and girls, the goddess Mokosh is associated "with respect for the birth pains of the Mother of God".

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old East Slavic Мокошь (Mokošĭ). By surface analysis, моква́ (mokvá) +‎ -ош (-oš). Compare Belarusian Мо́каш (Mókaš).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Мо́кош (Mókošf pers (genitive Мо́коші, uncountable)

  1. (Slavic mythology) Mokosh
    • 2008, Svitlana Bondar, Історія української філософії. Підручник, page 57:
      На найвищому рівні фігурують загальні за функціями божества — Перун і Велес, пов'язаний з ними жіночий персонаж — Мокош.
      Na najvyščomu rivni fihurujutʹ zahalʹni za funkcijamy božestva — Perun i Veles, povʺjazanyj z nymy žinočyj personaž — Mokoš.
      At the highest level appear the deities who hold common functions, Perun and Veles, and the related female figure, Mokosh.

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