божьница

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *božьnica, equivalent to богъ (bogŭ) +‎ -ьница (-ĭnica). Cognate with Czech božnica (“temple”).

Pronunciation
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /bɔʑɪˈnit͡sʲɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /bɔʑɪˈnʲit͡sʲa/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /bɔːʑˈnʲit͡sʲa/
  • Hyphenation: бо‧жь‧ни‧ца

Noun

божьница (božĭnica) f (related adjective божьничнꙑи)

  1. Synonym of цьркꙑ (cĭrky, “church”)

Declension
Declension of божьница (soft a-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative божьница
božĭnica		 божьници
božĭnici		 божьницѣ
božĭnicě
Genitive божьницѣ
božĭnicě		 божьницу
božĭnicu		 божьниць
božĭnicĭ
Dative божьници
božĭnici		 божьницама
božĭnicama		 божьницамъ
božĭnicamŭ
Accusative божьницѫ
božĭnicǫ		 божьници
božĭnici		 божьницѣ
božĭnicě
Instrumental божьницеѭ
božĭnicejǫ		 божьницама
božĭnicama		 божьницами
božĭnicami
Locative божьници
božĭnici		 божьницу
božĭnicu		 божьницахъ
božĭnicaxŭ
Vocative божьнице
božĭnice		 божьници
božĭnici		 божьницѣ
božĭnicě

Descendants
  • Old Ruthenian: божни́ца (božníca)
    • Belarusian: бажні́ца (bažníca)
    • Ukrainian: божни́ця (božnýcja), біжни́ця (bižnýcja)
  • Russian: божни́ца (božníca)
  • → Latvian: baznīca
  • → Latgalian: bazneica

References
  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “божьница, бозьница”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, бозьница column 141
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “божница”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*božьnica”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 229
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