Мокош

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔkoʃ]

Proper noun

Мо̀кош • (Mòkoš) f

2. (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.

Related terms

adjectives

• мо̀кър (mòkǎr)

nouns

• моч (moč)

verbs

• ма̀кам impf (màkam)
• мо̀ча impf (mòča)

Macedonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔkɔʃ]

Proper noun

Мокош • (Mokoš) f

2. (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.

Related terms

nouns

• моч (moč)

verbs

• мака impf (maka)
• моча impf (moča)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /môkoʃ/

Proper noun

Мо̏кош f (Latin spelling Mȍkoš)

2. (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".

Declension

Declension of Мокош

	singular
nominative	Мо̏кош
genitive	Мо̏коши
dative	Мо̏коши
accusative	Мо̏кош
vocative	Мо̏коши
locative	Мо̏коши
instrumental	Мо̏коши

Related terms

adjectives

• мо̏кар

nouns

• мо́ча

verbs

• ма́кати impf
• мокнути impf
• мо̀чити impf

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• Ма́кош (Mákoš) — proscribed

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔkɔʃ]

Proper noun

Мо́кош • (Mókoš) f pers (genitive Мо́коші, uncountable)

2. (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.

Declension

Declension of Мо́кош (pers sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Мо́кош Mókoš
genitive	Мо́коші Mókoši
dative	Мо́коші Mókoši
accusative	Мо́кош Mókoš
instrumental	Мо́кошшю Mókoššju
locative	Мо́коші Mókoši
vocative	Мо́коше Mókoše

Related terms

adjectives

• мо́крий (mókryj)

verbs

• мо́кнути impf (móknuty)
• мочи́ти impf (močýty)