божьство

Old Church Slavonic

Noun

божьство • (božĭstvon

  1. divinity
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 589-591:
      бо и въ лѣности живѫтъ правовѣрьнии попове ꙗкоже то вꙑ глаголѥте осѫждаѭще ѩ нъ божьства не хоулѧтъ ꙗкоже вꙑ
      bo i vŭ lěnosti živǫtŭ pravověrĭnii popove jakože to vy glagoljete osǫždajǫšte ję nŭ božĭstva ne xulętŭ jakože vy
      Even if orthodox priests lead idle lives, as you say when you condemn them, still they do not blaspheme the divinity as you do.

Declension

Declension of божьство (o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative божьство
božĭstvo
божьствѣ
božĭstvě
божьства
božĭstva
genitive божьства
božĭstva
божьствоу
božĭstvu
божьствъ
božĭstvŭ
dative божьствоу
božĭstvu
божьствома
božĭstvoma
божьствомъ
božĭstvomŭ
accusative божьство
božĭstvo
божьствѣ
božĭstvě
божьства
božĭstva
instrumental божьствомъ
božĭstvomŭ
божьствома
božĭstvoma
божьствꙑ
božĭstvy
locative божьствѣ
božĭstvě
божьствоу
božĭstvu
божьствѣхъ
božĭstvěxŭ
vocative божьство
božĭstvo
божьствѣ
božĭstvě
божьства
božĭstva

Descendants

  • Belarusian: бажаство́ (bažastvó)
  • > Bulgarian: божество́ (božestvó) (inherited)
  • Russian: божество́ (božestvó)
  • Ukrainian: божество́ (božestvó)

Further reading