полубог

Bulgarian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Bulgarian полу- (polu-)

Proto-Slavic *bogъ

Old Church Slavonic богъ (bogŭ)

Bulgarian бог (bog)

Bulgarian полубог

From полу- (polu-) + бог (bog).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poɫoˈbɔk]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔk
• Syllabification^(key): по‧лу‧бог

Noun

полубо́г • (polubóg) m

1. demigod, half-god

Declension

Declension of полубо́г

	singular	plural
indefinite	полубо́г polubóg	полубогове́ polubogové
definite (subject form)	полубо́гът polubógăt	полубогове́те polubogovéte
definite (object form)	полубо́га polubóga
count form	—	полубо́га polubóga

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

From полу- (polu-, “half-”) +‎ бог (bog, “god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔɫubɔk]

Noun

полубог • (polubog) m (plural полубогови)

1. demigod, half-god

Declension

Declension of полубог

	singular	plural
indefinite	полубог (polubog)	полубогови (polubogovi)
definite unspecified	полубогот (polubogot)	полубоговите (polubogovite)
definite proximal	полубогов (polubogov)	полубоговиве (polubogovive)
definite distal	полубогон (polubogon)	полубоговине (polubogovine)
vocative	полубогу (polubogu)	полубогови (polubogovi)
count form	—	полубога (poluboga)

Related terms

• полубожество (polubožestvo)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

From полу- (polu-) +‎ бог (boh), influenced by Carpathian Rusyn полубог (poluboh) and/or Serbo-Croatian полубог / polubog. Displaced Old Slovak poloboh, polboh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔˈlubɔx]
• Rhymes: -ubɔx
• Hyphenation: по‧лу‧бог

Noun

полубог (poluboh) m pers

1. demigod, half-god

Declension

Declension of полубог (poluboh)

	singular	plural
nominative	полубог (poluboh)	полубогове (polubohove)
genitive	полубога (poluboha)	полубогох (polubohox)
dative	полубогови / полубогу (polubohovi / polubohu)	полубогом (polubohom)
accusative	полубога (poluboha)	полубогох (polubohox)
instrumental	полубогом (polubohom)	полубогами (polubohami)
locative	полубогови / полубогу (polubohovi / polubohu)	полубогох (polubohox)
vocative	полубоже (polubože)	полубогове (polubohove)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1997), “полубог”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (О – Ш), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 210
• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “полубог”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 639

Russian

Alternative forms

• полубо́гъ (polubóx) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

полу- (polu-) +‎ бог (box)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌpoɫʊˈbox] (phonetic respelling: по̀лубо́х)
• IPA^(key): [ˌpoɫʊˈbok] (not recommended)

Noun

полубо́г • (polubóx) m anim (genitive полубо́га, nominative plural полубо́ги, genitive plural полубого́в)

1. demigod, half-god

Declension

Declension of полубо́г^△ (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-e irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	полубо́г△ polubóx△	полубо́ги polubógi
genitive	полубо́га polubóga	полубого́в polubogóv
dative	полубо́гу polubógu	полубога́м polubogám
accusative	полубо́га polubóga	полубого́в polubogóv
instrumental	полубо́гом polubógom	полубога́ми polubogámi
prepositional	полубо́ге polubóge	полубога́х polubogáx

^△ Irregular.