богъ

See also: Богъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⰱⱁⰳⱏ (bogŭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

Noun

богъ • (bogŭ) m

1. god

Declension

Declension of богъ (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	богъ bogŭ	бога boga	боѕи bodzi
genitive	бога boga	богоу bogu	богъ bogŭ
dative	богоу bogu	богома bogoma	богомъ bogomŭ
accusative	богъ bogŭ	бога boga	богꙑ bogy
instrumental	богомъ bogomŭ	богома bogoma	богꙑ bogy
locative	боѕѣ bodzě	богоу bogu	боѕѣхъ bodzěxŭ
vocative	боже bože	бога boga	боѕи bodzi

Derived terms

• богатъ (bogatŭ)
• богобоивъ (bogoboivŭ)
• богоборение (bogoborenije)
• богоборие (bogoborije)
• богоборьць (bogoborĭcĭ)
• боговидьць (bogovidĭcĭ)
• боговъгодьнъ (bogovŭgodĭnŭ)
• боговѣдение (bogovědenije)
• богозъванъ (bogozŭvanŭ)
• боголѣпьнъ (bogolěpĭnŭ)
• боголюбивъ (bogoljubivŭ)
• боголюбие (bogoljubije)
• боголюбьць (bogoljubĭcĭ)
• богомѫдръ (bogomǫdrŭ)
• богонаоученъ (bogonaučenŭ)
• богоначѧльнъ (bogonačęlĭnŭ)
• богоносивъ (bogonosivŭ)
• богоносьнъ (bogonosĭnŭ)
• богоносьць (bogonosĭcĭ)
• богообразьнъ (bogoobrazĭnŭ)
• богопознание (bogopoznanije)
• богопротивьнъ (bogoprotivĭnŭ)
• богоразоумие (bogorazumije)
• богословие (bogoslovije)
• богословъ (bogoslovŭ)
• богооугодьнъ (bogougodĭnŭ)
• богочьстивъ (bogočĭstivŭ)
• богочьстие (bogočĭstije)
• богоꙗвление (bogojavlenije)
• богꙑни (bogyni)
• божии (božii)
• божити (božiti)
• божьскъ (božĭskŭ)
• божьство (božĭstvo)
• божьствьнъ (božĭstvĭnŭ)
• небогъ (nebogŭ)
• оубогъ (ubogŭ)
• оубожие (ubožije)
• оубожьство (ubožĭstvo)

 

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

• б҃ъ (b:ŭ) — abbreviation

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bȍgъ. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic богъ (bogŭ) and Polish bóg.

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɡʊ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɡʊ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːɡ/
• Hyphenation: бо‧гъ

Noun

богъ (bogŭ) m (related adjective божь or божьскъ)

1. god

Declension

Declension of богъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	богъ bogŭ	бога boga	бози bozi
Genitive	бога boga	богу bogu	богъ bogŭ
Dative	богу bogu	богома bogoma	богомъ bogomŭ
Accusative	богъ bogŭ	бога boga	богꙑ bogy
Instrumental	богъмь bogŭmĭ	богома bogoma	богꙑ bogy
Locative	бозѣ bozě	богу bogu	бозѣхъ bozěxŭ
Vocative	боже bože	бога boga	бози bozi

Descendants

• Old Ruthenian: богъ (boh)
  • Belarusian: бог (boh)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: бог (boh)
  • Ukrainian: бог (boh), біг (bih)
• Russian: бог (bog)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “богъ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[1] (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 137

Ossetian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *buka.

Noun

богъ • (boǧ)

1. bull

   Synonyms: гал (gal), куыр (k°yr)

Russian

Noun

богъ • (box) m anim (genitive бо́га, nominative plural бо́ги, genitive plural бого́въ, feminine боги́ня)

1. Pre-1918 spelling of бог (box).

Declension

Pre-reform declension of богъ^△ (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-e irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́гъ△ bóx△	бо́ги bógi
genitive	бо́га bóga	бого́въ bogóv
dative	бо́гу bógu	бога́мъ bogám
accusative	бо́га bóga	бого́въ bogóv
instrumental	бо́гомъ bógom	бога́ми bogámi
prepositional	бо́гѣ bógě	бога́хъ bogáx
vocative	бо́же bóže

^△ Irregular.