богъ

See also: Богъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⰱⱁⰳⱏ (bogŭ)

Etymology

Inherited 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)
• богобоїивъ (bogoboiivŭ)
• богоборьць (bogoborĭcĭ)
• богоборьѥ (bogoborĭje)
• богоборѥньѥ (bogoborjenĭje)
• боговидьць (bogovidĭcĭ)
• боговъгодьнъ (bogovŭgodĭnŭ)
• боговѣденьѥ (bogovědenĭje)
• богозъванъ (bogozŭvanŭ)
• боголѣпьнъ (bogolěpĭnŭ)
• боголюбивъ (bogoljubivŭ)
• боголюбьць (bogoljubĭcĭ)
• боголюбьѥ (bogoljubĭje)
• богомѫдръ (bogomǫdrŭ)
• богонаученъ (bogonaučenŭ)
• богоначѧльнъ (bogonačęlĭnŭ)
• богоносивъ (bogonosivŭ)
• богоносьнъ (bogonosĭnŭ)
• богоносьць (bogonosĭcĭ)
• богообразьнъ (bogoobrazĭnŭ)
• богопознаньѥ (bogopoznanĭje)
• богопротивьнъ (bogoprotivĭnŭ)
• богоразоумьѥ (bogorazumĭje)
• богословъ (bogoslovŭ)
• богословьѥ (bogoslovĭje)
• богочьстивъ (bogočĭstivŭ)
• богочьстьѥ (bogočĭstĭje)
• богоꙗвлѥньѥ (bogojavljenĭje)
• богоугодьнъ (bogugodĭnŭ)
• богꙑни (bogyni)
• божити (božiti)
• божьї (božĭi)
• божьскъ (božĭskŭ)
• божьство (božĭstvo)
• божьствьнъ (božĭstvĭnŭ)
• небогъ (nebogŭ)
• оубогъ (ubogŭ)
• убожьство (ubožĭstvo)
• убожьѥ (ubožĭje)

Further reading

• “богъ”, in GORAZD [Old Church Slavonic Digital Hub], http://gorazd.org, 2016—2026

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

• б҃ъ (b:ŭ) — abbreviation

Etymology

First attested in c. 1056‒1057. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bȍgъ. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic богъ (bogŭ) and Polish bóg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɡʊ/→/ˈbɔɡʊ/→/ˈbɔːɡ/

• (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), бѡгъ (bôh), бугъ (buh) — Middle Ukrainian
  • Belarusian: бог (boh)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: бог (boh), буг (buh)
  • Ukrainian: бог (boh), біг (bih), бі (bi)
• 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), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 137

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

• бѡгъ (bôh), бугъ (buh) — Middle Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic богъ (bogŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bȍgъ, from Scythian.

Noun

богъ • (boh) m pers

1. (religion) god
2. idol
3. upper class representative, tsar

Declension

Declension of богъ (boh) (hard o-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	богъ (boh)	боги (bohi)
genitive	бога (boha)	боговъ (bohov)
dative	богу, боговѣ (bohu, bohově)	богамъ (boham)
accusative	бога (boha)	боги, боговъ (bohi, bohov)
instrumental	богомъ (bohom)	богами (bohami)
locative	бозѣ, боговѣ (bozě, bohově)	богахъ (bohax)
vocative	боже (bože)	боги (bohi)

Related terms

adjectives

• боговъ (bohov)
• божескїй (božeskij)
• божїй (božij)
• божскїй (božskij)

adverbs

nouns

• богинѧ (bohinja)
• божница (božnica)
• божокъ (božok)

verbs

• божитисѧ (božitisja)

Descendants

• Belarusian: бог (boh)
• Carpathian Rusyn: бог (boh), буг (buh)
• Ukrainian: бог (boh), біг (bih), бі (bi)

Etymology 2

First attested in 1587. Inherited from Old East Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *bȍgъ.

Noun

богъ • (boh) m inan

1. share, cut, wealth

   за прости богъ ― za prosti boh ― free of charge, for free

Related terms

adjectives

• бога́тый (bohátyj)
• богатѣйшїй (bohatějšij)
• богатѣючїй (bohatějučij)
• богачовъ (bohačov)

adverbs

nouns

• бога́тство (bohátstvo)
• богачъ (bohač)
• збожьє (zbožʹje)
• небогъ (neboh)
• небожа (neboža)

verbs

• богатити (bohatiti)
• богатитисѧ (bohatitisja)
• богатѣти (bohatěti)
• убогїй (ubohij)

Descendants

• Ukrainian: бог (boh) (dialectal)

Further reading

• Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1983), “богъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 2 (биецъ – варивный), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 108
• Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1996), “богъ, бугъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 3 (богъ – весъной), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 3
• Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1930), “богъ”, in Історичний словник українського язика [Historical Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1, number 1 (А – Г), Kharkiv, Kyiv: State Publishing House of Ukraine, page 113
• Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “богъ¹”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 105
• Tymchenko, E. K. (2002), “богъ”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Н), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 61

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, female equivalent 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.