божниця

Inherited from Old East Slavic божьница (božĭnica), from Proto-Slavic *božьnica, from *božьnъ +‎ *-ica or *bogъ +‎ *-ьnica. Equivalent to бог (boh) +‎ -ни́ця (-nýcja).

• IPA^(key): [bɔʒˈnɪt͡sʲɐ]

божни́ця • (božnýcja) f inan (genitive божни́ці, nominative plural божни́ці, genitive plural божни́ць)

1. icon box, icon shelf

   Synonym: божни́к (božnýk)

2. church, temple

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “божниця”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “божниця”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN