bóh

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boh"

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈboːɣ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈbu̯ox/

Noun

bóh m pers (female equivalent bohyni)

1. god

Declension

Declension of bóh (hard o-stem quant-alt)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bóh	bohy	bozi, bohové
genitive	boha	bohú	bohóv
dative	bohu, bohovi	bohoma	bohóm
accusative	boha	bohy	bohy
vocative	bože	bohy	bozi, bohové
locative	bohu, bohovi	bohú	boziech
instrumental	bohem	bohoma	bohy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

• bohobojný
• bohyni

 

Descendants

• Czech: bůh

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “bóh”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bȍgъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊ/
• Rhymes: -ʊ
• Homophone: Bóh
• Hyphenation: bóh
• Syllabification: bóh

Noun

bóh m pers (feminine bohowka)

1. (religion) god (superior being who has power over human beings and to whom veneration is paid)

Declension

Declension of bóh (masculine velar stem quant-alt)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bóh	bohaj	bohojo
genitive	boha	bohow	bohow
dative	bohej, bohu	bohomaj	boham
accusative	boha	bohow	bohow
instrumental	bohom	bohomaj	bohami
locative	bohu, boze	bohomaj	bohach
vocative	boho	bohaj	bohojo

References

• “bóh” in Soblex