божница

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

• божни́цꙗ (božnícja)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic божьница (božĭnica), from Proto-Slavic *božьnica.

Noun

божни́ца • (božníca) f inan

1. icon box, icon shelf
2. pagan temple

Descendants

• Belarusian: (obsolete) бажні́ца (bažníca)
• Carpathian Rusyn: божни́ця (božnýcja)
• Ukrainian: божни́ця (božnýcja); (dialectal) біжни́ця (bižnýcja)

Further reading

• Zhurawski, A. I., Bulyka, A. M., editors (1982–2017), “божница, божниця”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), number 117 (), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, page 2

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic божьница (božĭnica), from Proto-Slavic *božьnica, from *božьnъ +‎ *-ica or *bogъ +‎ *-ьnica. Equivalent to бог (bog) +‎ -ни́ца (-níca).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐʐˈnʲit͡sə]

Noun

божни́ца • (božníca) f inan (genitive божни́цы, nominative plural божни́цы, genitive plural божни́ц)

1. icon box, icon shelf
2. chapel

Declension

Declension of божни́ца (inan fem-form ц-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	божни́ца božníca	божни́цы božnícy
genitive	божни́цы božnícy	божни́ц božníc
dative	божни́це božníce	божни́цам božnícam
accusative	божни́цу božnícu	божни́цы božnícy
instrumental	божни́цей, божни́цею božnícej, božníceju	божни́цами božnícami
prepositional	божни́це božníce	божни́цах božnícax

See also

• кра́сный у́гол (krásnyj úgol)