Bohuslav
English
Alternative forms
- (from Russian) Boguslav
Etymology
From Ukrainian Богусла́в (Bohusláv), equivalent to бо́гу (bóhu, “to God”) + -слав (-slav, “glory”), literally “glory to God”.
Proper noun
Bohuslav
- A city in Kyiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine.
- a transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Богусла́в (Bohusláv), equivalent to Bohuslav.
Translations
city, name
Czech
Etymology
Literally, “who celebrates God”, from Bůh (“God”) + slavit (“celebrate”); equivalent to Ancient Greek Τιμόθεος (Timótheos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈboɦuslaf]
Proper noun
Bohuslav m anim
- a male given name, similar to Timothy
Declension
Declension of Bohuslav (hard masculine animate)
Further reading
- “Bohuslav”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Bohuslav”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔɦuslau̯/
Proper noun
Bohuslav m pers
- a male given name
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Bohuslav | Bohuslavovia |
| genitive | Bohuslava | Bohuslavov |
| dative | Bohuslavovi | Bohuslavom |
| accusative | Bohuslava | Bohuslavov |
| locative | Bohuslavovi | Bohuslavoch |
| instrumental | Bohuslavom | Bohuslavmi |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Bohuslav”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025