божур

Bulgarian

Червен (див) божур

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *božurъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈʒu̟r]

• Audio:

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Noun

божу́р • (božúr) m

1. peony (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)

Usage notes

Besides for flowers of phylum Paeoniaceae, the word can be also applied for morphologically similar flowers such as field poppy (diallectally called бу́лка-божу́р (búlka-božúr), literally: “bride's peony”) or globeflower (known as плани́нски божу́р (planínski božúr), literally: “mountain peony”).

Declension

Declension of божу́р

	singular	plural
indefinite	божу́р božúr	божу́ри božúri
definite (subject form)	божу́рът božúrǎt	божу́рите božúrite
definite (object form)	божу́ра božúra
count form	—	божу́ра božúra

Hyponyms

• жълт божу́р (žǎlt božúr, “Paeonia ludlowii”)
• черве́н божу́р (červén božúr), кра́сен божу́р (krásen božúr, “Paeonia peregrina”)
• ро́зов божу́р (rózov božúr, “Paeonia mascula”)
• тесноли́стен божу́р (tesnolísten božúr, “Paeonia tenuifolia”)
• дървови́ден божу́р (dǎrvovíden božúr, “tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa”)

Related terms

• бог m (bog), боги́ня f (bogínja, “god, deity”)
  • Божи́н (Božín), Божи́л (Božíl) (personal names)
• бога́т (bogát, “rich”)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *božurъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔʒur]

• Audio:

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Noun

божур • (božur) m

1. peony

Declension

Declension of божур

	singular	plural
indefinite	божур (božur)	божури (božuri)
definite unspecified	божурот (božurot)	божурите (božurite)
definite proximal	божуров (božurov)	божуриве (božurive)
definite distal	божурон (božuron)	божурине (božurine)
vocative	божуре (božure)	божури (božuri)
count form	—	божура (božura)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *božurъ. Akin to бо̑г (“god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǒʒuːr/
• Hyphenation: бо‧жур

Noun

бо̀жӯр m (Latin spelling bòžūr)

1. peony

Declension

Declension of божур

	singular	plural
nominative	бо̀жӯр	божури
genitive	божу́ра	божура
dative	божуру	божурима
accusative	божур	божуре
vocative	божуре	божури
locative	божуру	божурима
instrumental	божуром	божурима

References

• “божур”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025