богоносец

Russian

Etymology

Бог (Box) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ носи́ть (nosítʹ) +‎ -ец (-ec); calque of Ancient Greek θεοφόρος (theophóros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəɡɐˈnosʲɪt͡s]

Noun

богоно́сец • (bogonósec) m anim or m inan (genitive богоно́сца, nominative plural богоно́сцы, genitive plural богоно́сцев)

1. (literary) God-bearer (someone who carries God within himself; someone who directly expresses the idea of God; someone charged with a great religious mission)

Declension

Declension of богоно́сец (bian masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc) 

		singular	plural
nominative		богоно́сец bogonósec	богоно́сцы bogonóscy
genitive		богоно́сца bogonósca	богоно́сцев bogonóscev
dative		богоно́сцу bogonóscu	богоно́сцам bogonóscam
accusative	animate	богоно́сца bogonósca	богоно́сцев bogonóscev
	inanimate	богоно́сец bogonósec	богоно́сцы bogonóscy
instrumental		богоно́сцем bogonóscem	богоно́сцами bogonóscami
prepositional		богоно́сце bogonósce	богоно́сцах bogonóscax

Derived terms

• наро́д-богоно́сец (naród-bogonósec)