Božić

See also: Bozic, Božič, and božič

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *božiťь. Technically a diminutive of bog (“God”), referring to baby Jesus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǒʒit͡ɕ/
• Hyphenation: Bo‧žić

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Proper noun

Bòžić m inan (Cyrillic spelling Бо̀жић)

1. (uncountable) Christmas
2. diminutive of Bog
3. a surname

Declension

Declension of Božić

	singular
nominative	Božić
genitive	Božića
dative	Božiću
accusative	Božić
vocative	Božiću
locative	Božiću
instrumental	Božićem

Statistics

• According to the 2021 Croatian census, Božić is the 16^th most common surname in Croatia, belonging to 7244 individuals.

Further reading

• “Božić”, in Acta Croatica (in Serbo-Croatian)