божество

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic божьство (božĭstvo), a calque of Ancient Greek θεότης (theótēs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔʒɛstvɔ]
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Noun

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божество (božestvon (relational adjective божествен)

  1. deity

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic божьство (božĭstvo), a calque of Ancient Greek θεότης (theótēs).[1] By surface analysis, бог (bog, god) +‎ -ество́ (-estvó).

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Noun

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божество́ (božestvón anim (genitive божества́, nominative plural божества́, genitive plural боже́ств)

  1. deity
  2. divinity, divine being, godhead
  3. idol

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References

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  1. ^ Shansky, N. M. (1965) “божество”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 152

Ukrainian

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 божество (бог) on Ukrainian Wikipedia

Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic божьство (božĭstvo), a calque of Ancient Greek θεότης (theótēs). By surface analysis, бог (boh, god) +‎ -ество́ (-estvó).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɔʒestˈwɔ]
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  • Hyphenation: бо‧же‧ство

Noun

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божество́ (božestvón inan (genitive божества́, nominative plural божества́, genitive plural боже́ств, relational adjective боже́ственний)

  1. deity, divine being, divinity, godhead
    Synonym: бог m (boh)
  2. (historical) idol
    Synonym: куми́р m (kumýr)

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