Russian

Proper noun

Бог • ‎(Box) m anim ‎(genitive Бо́га)

1. God (in monotheistic religions)

   с на́ми Бог‎ ― s námi Box ― God is with us

   В начале сотворил Бог небо и землю.‎ ― V načale sotvoril Box nebo i zemlju. ― In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

   Боже, царя храни!‎ ― Bože, carja xrani! ― God, save the czar!

Declension

Usage notes

• God is addressed (vocative: Боже) with the informal ты ‎(ty), not the formal вы ‎(vy), and verb imperatives in singular (дай ‎(daj), сохрани́ ‎(soxraní), храни́ ‎(xraní)).

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːɡ/

Proper noun

Бо̑г m ‎(Latin spelling Bȏg)

1. God

Declension

Related terms

• бо̑г

Belarusian

Noun

бог • ‎(boh) m

1. god

Declension

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔk/

Noun

бог • ‎(bog) m ‎(feminine богиня)

1. god

Inflection

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔk/

Noun

бог • ‎(bog) m

1. god

Inflection

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [box] (phonetic respelling: бох)
• IPA^(key): [bok]

In the nominative singular, the word is usually pronounced /box/ (as if spelled бох) due to Church Slavonic influence. The regular pronunciation /bok/ is used only rarely. In all other case forms, the regular /ɡ/ is more common, but older pronunciations used /ɣ/.

Noun

бог • ‎(box) m anim ‎(genitive бо́га, nominative plural бо́ги, genitive plural бого́в, feminine боги́ня)

1. God
2. god, idol

   бог его́ зна́ет!‎ ― box jevó znájet! ― God only knows!; goodness knows!

   бо́же мой!‎ ― bóže moj! ― oh God!; good gracious!

   бог с ним!‎ ― box s nim! ― Forget him!

   дай бог!‎ ― daj box! ― God willing!; let’s hope so!

   ей-бо́гу!‎ ― jej-bógu! ― really!; really and truly!

   ра́ди бо́га!‎ ― rádi bóga! ― for God’s sake!

   сохрани́ бо́же!‎ ― soxraní bóže! ― God forbid!

   сла́ва бо́гу!‎ ― sláva bógu! ― thank God!

Usage notes

• Usually not capitalized in Russian in the sense of idol, or when referring to a single god with a polytheistic pantheon. Capitalized in monotheistic sense, such as in Islamic or Christian discourse (see Бог ‎(Box)).

Declension

Related terms

• боги́ня ‎(bogínja)
• богородица ‎(bogorodica)
• божеский ‎(božeskij)
• боже́ственный ‎(božéstvennyj)
• божиться ‎(božitʹsja)
• бо́жий ‎(bóžij)
• божок ‎(božok)
• по-божески ‎(po-božeski)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːɡ/

Noun

бо̑г m ‎(Latin spelling bȏg)

1. god
2. (colloquial) idol, god

Declension

Derived terms

• бого̀вскӣ
• божа̀нство
• бо̏жјӣ

Related terms

• Бо̑г
• бо̀гат

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔɦ]

Noun

бог • ‎(boh) m anim ‎(genitive бо́га, nominative plural боги́)

1. god

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бог”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka