Formed as бог (bog, “god”) + -о- (-o-) + мо́лка (mólka, “prayer, requester”) (non-standard), in reference to the "praying-like" stature of the insect. A near calque of Ancient Greek μᾰ́ντῐς (mántis, “soothsayer”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian бого̀мо̄љка, Slovene bogomọ̑lka, Russian богомо́л (bogomól). Compare also analogous German Gottesanbeterin (“mantis”, literally “God-worshipper”).
богомо́лка • (bogomólka) f
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | богомо́лка bogomólka |
богомо́лки bogomólki |
definite | богомо́лката bogomólkata |
богомо́лките bogomólkite |
vocative form | богомо́лко bogomólko |
богомо́лки bogomólki |
богомолка • (bogomolka) f (plural богомолки)
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | богомолка | богомолки |
definite unspecified | богомолката | богомолките |
definite proximal | богомолкава | богомолкиве |
definite distal | богомолкана | богомолкине |
vocative | богомолке | богомолки |