богиня

See also: богиња

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bogyni; equivalent to бог (bog) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈɡinʲɐ]

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Noun

боги́ня • (bogínja) f (masculine бог)

1. female equivalent of бог (bog): female deity, goddess

Declension

Declension of боги́ня

	singular	plural
indefinite	боги́ня bogínja	боги́ни bogíni
definite	боги́нята bogínjata	боги́ните bogínite
vocative form	боги́ньо bogínjo	боги́ни bogíni

References

• “богиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “богиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak bohyňa, from Proto-Slavic *bogyni. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn богы́ня (bohŷ́nja), Slovak bohyňa and Ukrainian боги́ня (bohýnja). By surface analysis, бог (boh) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔˈɦiɲa]
• Rhymes: -iɲa
• Hyphenation: бо‧ги‧ня

Noun

богиня (bohinja) f (masculine equivalent бог, related adjective богов or божи or боски)

1. (religion) female equivalent of бог (boh): goddess

Declension

Declension of богиня

	singular	plural
nominative	богиня (bohinja)	богинї (bohinji)
genitive	богинї (bohinji)	богиньох (bohinʹox)
dative	богинї (bohinji)	богиньом (bohinʹom)
accusative	богиню (bohinju)	богинї (bohinji)
instrumental	богиню (bohinju)	богинями (bohinjami)
locative	богинї (bohinji)	богиньох (bohinʹox)
vocative	богиньо (bohinʹo)	богинї (bohinji)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “богиня”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “goddess”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 127

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bogyni. By surface analysis, бог (bog) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈɡʲinʲə]

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Noun

боги́ня • (bogínja) f anim (genitive боги́ни, nominative plural боги́ни, genitive plural боги́нь, masculine бог)

1. female equivalent of бог (bog): goddess

Declension

Declension of боги́ня (anim fem-form soft-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	боги́ня bogínja	боги́ни bogíni
genitive	боги́ни bogíni	боги́нь bogínʹ
dative	боги́не bogíne	боги́ням bogínjam
accusative	боги́ню bogínju	боги́нь bogínʹ
instrumental	боги́ней, боги́нею bogínej, bogíneju	боги́нями bogínjami
prepositional	боги́не bogíne	боги́нях bogínjax

Pre-reform declension of боги́ня (anim fem-form soft-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	боги́ня bogínja	боги́ни bogíni
genitive	боги́ни bogíni	боги́нь bogínʹ
dative	боги́нѣ bogíně	боги́нямъ bogínjam
accusative	боги́ню bogínju	боги́нь bogínʹ
instrumental	боги́ней, боги́нею bogínej, bogíneju	боги́нями bogínjami
prepositional	боги́нѣ bogíně	боги́няхъ bogínjax

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bogyni, equivalent to бог (boh) +‎ -иня (-ynja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔˈɦɪnʲɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

боги́ня • (bohýnja) f pers (genitive боги́ні, nominative plural боги́ні, genitive plural боги́нь, male equivalent бог)

1. goddess

Declension

Declension of боги́ня
(pers soft fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	боги́ня bohýnja	боги́ні bohýni
genitive	боги́ні bohýni	боги́нь bohýnʹ
dative	боги́ні bohýni	боги́ням bohýnjam
accusative	боги́ню bohýnju	боги́нь bohýnʹ
instrumental	боги́нею bohýneju	боги́нями bohýnjamy
locative	боги́ні bohýni	боги́нях bohýnjax
vocative	боги́не bohýne	боги́ні bohýni

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “богиня”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “богиня”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)