Богородица
/[boɡoˈrɔdit͡sɐ]/
Bulgarianname
Definitions
- 1.Mother of God; Theotokos; the Virgin Mary (Mary, the mother of Jesus in the New Testament).
- 2.Either of two Christian holidays celebrated in the Virgin Mary's honor; the Nativity or Dormition of Mary.
- 3.ironicA guiltless or sinless person.
правя се на Богородица.
pravja se na Bogorodica. — to feign innocence
Знам, че не си никаква Богородица, така че не бой се.
Znam, če ne si nikakva Bogorodica, taka če ne boj se. — I know you're no Virgin Mary, so don't worry about it.
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- Ма́лка Богоро́дица
- Голя́ма Богоро́дица
Etymology
By surface analysis, Бог (Bog, “God”) + -о- (-o-, excrescent) + род- (rod-, “give birth”, stem of родя́ (rodjá)) + -ица (-ica, feminine suffix).
Forms
- Богоро́дицаcanonical • feminine
- Bogoródicaromanization
- богоро́диченadjective • relational
- богоро́дичкаdiminutive