божьница

божьница

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

• бозьница (bozĭnica)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /bɔʑɪˈnit͡sʲɑ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /bɔʑɪˈnʲit͡sʲa/
• (ca. 13^th 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 (božnícʲa)
  • 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), volume 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 Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*božьnica”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 229