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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic божьница (božĭnica), from Proto-Slavic *božьnica, from *božьnъ + *-ica or *bogъ + *-ьnica. Equivalent to бог (boh) + -ни́ця (-nýcja).
Pronunciation
Noun
божни́ця • (božnýcja) f inan (genitive божни́ці, nominative plural божни́ці, genitive plural божни́ць)
- icon box, icon shelf
- Synonym: божни́к (božnýk)
- church, temple
Declension
Declension of божни́ця (inan soft fem-form accent-a)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “божниця”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “божниця”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN