божур
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *božurъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [boˈʒu̟r]
Audio: (file)
Noun
божу́р • (božúr) m
Usage notes
Besides for flowers of phylum Paeoniaceae, the word can be also applied for morphologically similar flowers such as field poppy (diallectally called бу́лка-божу́р (búlka-božúr), literally: “bride's peony”) or globeflower (known as плани́нски божу́р (planínski božúr), literally: “mountain peony”).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | божу́р božúr |
божу́ри božúri |
| definite (subject form) |
божу́рът božúrǎt |
божу́рите božúrite |
| definite (object form) |
божу́ра božúra | |
| count form | — | божу́ра božúra |
Hyponyms
- жълт божу́р (žǎlt božúr, “Paeonia ludlowii”)
- черве́н божу́р (červén božúr), кра́сен божу́р (krásen božúr, “Paeonia peregrina”)
- ро́зов божу́р (rózov božúr, “Paeonia mascula”)
- тесноли́стен божу́р (tesnolísten božúr, “Paeonia tenuifolia”)
- дървови́ден божу́р (dǎrvovíden božúr, “tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa”)
Related terms
- бог m (bog), боги́ня f (bogínja, “god, deity”)
- Божи́н (Božín), Божи́л (Božíl) (personal names)
- бога́т (bogát, “rich”)
References
- “божур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “божур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *božurъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔʒur]
Audio: (file)
Noun
божур • (božur) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | божур (božur) | божури (božuri) |
| definite unspecified | божурот (božurot) | божурите (božurite) |
| definite proximal | божуров (božurov) | божуриве (božurive) |
| definite distal | божурон (božuron) | божурине (božurine) |
| vocative | божуре (božure) | божури (božuri) |
| count form | — | божура (božura) |
Further reading
- “божур” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *božurъ. Akin to бо̑г (“god”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǒʒuːr/
- Hyphenation: бо‧жур
Noun
бо̀жӯр m inan (Latin spelling bòžūr)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бо̀жӯр | божури |
| genitive | божу́ра | божура |
| dative | божуру | божурима |
| accusative | божур | божуре |
| vocative | божуре | божури |
| locative | божуру | божурима |
| instrumental | божуром | божурима |
Further reading
- “божур”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025