божество

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic божьство (božĭstvo), a calque of Ancient Greek θεότης (theótēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔʒɛstvɔ]

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Noun

божество • (božestvo) n (relational adjective божествен)

1. deity

Declension

Declension of божество

	singular	plural
indefinite	божество (božestvo)	божества (božestva)
definite unspecified	божеството (božestvoto)	божествата (božestvata)
definite proximal	божествово (božestvovo)	божествава (božestvava)
definite distal	божествоно (božestvono)	божествана (božestvana)
vocative	божество (božestvo)	божества (božestva)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic божьство (božĭstvo), a calque of Ancient Greek θεότης (theótēs). By surface analysis, бог (bog, “god”) +‎ -ество́ (-estvó).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəʐɨstˈvo]

• Audio:

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Noun

божество́ • (božestvó) n anim (genitive божества́, nominative plural божества́, genitive plural боже́ств)

1. deity
2. divinity, divine being, godhead
3. idol

Declension

Declension of божество́ (anim neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	божество́ božestvó	божества́ božestvá
genitive	божества́ božestvá	боже́ств božéstv
dative	божеству́ božestvú	божества́м božestvám
accusative	божество́ božestvó	боже́ств božéstv
instrumental	божество́м božestvóm	божества́ми božestvámi
prepositional	божестве́ božestvé	божества́х božestváx

Pre-reform declension of божество́ (anim neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	божество́ božestvó	божества́ božestvá
genitive	божества́ božestvá	боже́ствъ božéstv
dative	божеству́ božestvú	божества́мъ božestvám
accusative	божество́ božestvó	боже́ствъ božéstv
instrumental	божество́мъ božestvóm	божества́ми božestvámi
prepositional	божествѣ́ božestvě́	божества́хъ božestváx

Related terms

• бог (bog)
• бо́жий (bóžij)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic божьство (božĭstvo), a calque of Ancient Greek θεότης (theótēs). By surface analysis, бог (boh, “god”) +‎ -ество́ (-estvó).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔʒestˈwɔ]

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• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: бо‧же‧ство

Noun

божество́ • (božestvó) n inan (genitive божества́, nominative plural божества́, genitive plural боже́ств, relational adjective боже́ственний)

1. deity, divine being, divinity, godhead

   Synonym: бог m (boh)

2. (historical) idol

   Synonym: куми́р m (kumýr)

Declension

Declension of божество́ (inan hard neut-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	божество́ božestvó	божества́ božestvá
genitive	божества́ božestvá	боже́ств božéstv
dative	божеству́ božestvú	божества́м božestvám
accusative	божество́ božestvó	божества́ božestvá
instrumental	божество́м božestvóm	божества́ми božestvámy
locative	божестві́ božeství	божества́х božestváx
vocative	божество́ božestvó	божества́ božestvá

Related terms

• бог m (boh)
• богоподі́бний (bohopodíbnyj)
• боже́ственний (božéstvennyj)
• боже́ственність f (božéstvennistʹ)
• бо́жий (bóžyj)

 

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “божество”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “божество”, 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
• “божество”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “божество”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “божество”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)