божур

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *božurъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [boˈʒu̟r]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

божу́р • (božúrm

  1. peony (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)

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

Declension of божу́р
singular plural
indefinite божу́р
božúr
божу́ри
božúri
definite
(subject form)
божу́рът
božúrǎt
божу́рите
božúrite
definite
(object form)
божу́ра
božúra
count form божу́ра
božúra

Hyponyms

  • 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 • (božurm

  1. peony

Declension

Declension of божур
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)

  1. peony

Declension

Declension of божур
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