божница

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • божни́цꙗ (božnícja)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic божьница (božĭnica), from Proto-Slavic *božьnica.

Noun

божни́ца • (božnícaf inan

  1. icon box, icon shelf
  2. pagan temple

Descendants

  • Belarusian: (obsolete) бажні́ца (bažníca)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: божни́ця (božnýcja)
  • Ukrainian: божни́ця (božnýcja); (dialectal) біжни́ця (bižnýcja)

Further reading

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic божьница (božĭnica), from Proto-Slavic *božьnica, from *božьnъ +‎ *-ica or *bogъ +‎ *-ьnica. By surface analysis, бог (bog) +‎ -ни́ца (-níca).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐʐˈnʲit͡sə]

Noun

божни́ца • (božnícaf inan (genitive божни́цы, nominative plural божни́цы, genitive plural божни́ц)

  1. icon box, icon shelf
  2. chapel

Declension

See also