Богородица

See also: богородица

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, Бог (Bog, “God”) +‎ -о- (-o-, excrescent) +‎ род- (rod-, “give birth”, stem of родя́ (rodjá)) +‎ -ица (-ica, feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boɡoˈrɔdit͡sɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔdit͡sɐ
• Syllabification^(key): Бо‧го‧ро‧ди‧ца

Proper noun

Богоро́дица • (Bogoródica) f (relational adjective богоро́дичен, diminutive богоро́дичка)

1. (biblical, Christianity) Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Our Lady, Theotokos (Mary, the mother of Jesus in the New Testament).
2. Either of two Christian holidays celebrated in the Virgin Mary's honor; the Nativity or Dormition of Mary.
3. (often ironic) A guiltless or sinless person.

   правя се на Богородица. ― pravja se na Bogorodica. ― to feign innocence

   Знам, че не си никаква Богородица, така че не бой се.

   Znam, če ne si nikakva Bogorodica, taka če ne boj se.

   I know you're no Virgin Mary, so don't worry about it.

Usage notes

Often prefaced with света́ (svetá, “holy”) or пресвета́ (presvetá, “most holy”).

Derived terms

• Ма́лка Богоро́дица (Málka Bogoródica, “the Nativity of Mary”)
• Голя́ма Богоро́дица (Goljáma Bogoródica, “the Dormition of Mary”)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

From Бог (Bog) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ ро́ди (ródi) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔɡɔˈrɔdit͡sa]
• Hyphenation: Бо‧го‧ро‧ди‧ца
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Proper noun

Богоро́дица • (Bogoródica) f (related adjective богоро́дичен)

1. (Christianity) Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Our Lady, Theotokos
2. Christian holiday in honor of Virgin Mary, the Mother of God

Declension

Declension of Богородица

	singular
indefinite	Богородица (Bogorodica)
definite unspecified	—
definite proximal	—
definite distal	—
vocative	Богородице (Bogorodice)

Synonyms

• Ма́рија f (Márija)
• Ма́јка Бо́жја f (Májka Bóžja)
• Де́ва Ма́рија f (Déva Márija)
• Све́та Ма́рија f (Svéta Márija)
• Пре́света Богоро́дица f (Présveta Bogoródica)

References

• “Богородица” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Alternative forms

• богоро́дица (bogoródica)

Etymology

From Бог (Box) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ род(ить) (rod(itʹ)) +‎ -ица (-ica), "God-bearer", calque from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəɡɐˈrodʲɪt͡sə]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Proper noun

Богоро́дица • (Bogoródica) f anim (genitive Богоро́дицы, relational adjective богоро́дичный)

1. Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Our Lady, Theotokos

   Synonyms: Богома́терь (Bogomáterʹ), Высоча́йшая Повелительница Ангелов (Vysočájšaja Povelitelʹnica Angelov), Де́ва Мари́я (Déva Maríja), Де́ва (Déva), Мадо́нна (Madónna), Ма́терь Божья (Máterʹ Božʹja), мать Иисуса Христа́ (matʹ Iisusa Xristá), Цари́ца Небесная (Caríca Nebesnaja)

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Declension

Declension of Богоро́дица (anim sg-only fem-form ц-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Богоро́дица Bogoródica
genitive	Богоро́дицы Bogoródicy
dative	Богоро́дице Bogoródice
accusative	Богоро́дицу Bogoródicu
instrumental	Богоро́дицей, Богоро́дицею Bogoródicej, Bogoródiceju
prepositional	Богоро́дице Bogoródice

Related terms

• бог (box), божество́ (božestvó), бо́жий (bóžij)
• род (rod), ро́дственник (ródstvennik), ро́дина (ródina), уро́д (uród), поро́да (poróda), рожде́ние (roždénije), ро́ды (ródy), Рождество́ (Roždestvó), приро́да (priróda), ро́динка (ródinka), наро́д (naród), родни́к (rodník), родно́й (rodnój), роди́тельный (rodítelʹnyj), междунаро́дный (meždunaródnyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Богородица f (Latin spelling Bogorodica)

1. Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Our Lady, Theotokos