# Богородица
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

By surface analysis, Бог (Bog, “God”) +‎ -о- (-o-, excrescent) +‎ роди́ (rodí, “gave birth”) +‎ -ица (-ica, feminine suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [boɡoˈrɔdit͡sɐ]
* Hyphenation: Бо‧го‧ро‧ди‧ца

### Proper noun

Богоро́дица • (Bogoródica) f
* Mother of God; Theotokos; the Virgin Mary (Mary, the mother of Jesus in the New Testament).
* Either of two Christian holidays celebrated in the Virgin Mary's honor; the Nativity or Dormition of Mary.
* (often ironic) A 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.

#### Usage notes

Often prefaced with света́ (svetá, “holy”) or пресвета́ (presvetá, “most holy”).

#### Derived terms

* Ма́лка Богоро́дица (Málka Bogoródica, “the Nativity of Mary”)
* Голя́ма Богоро́дица (Goljáma Bogoródica, “the Dormition of Mary”)

### References

* “Богородица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “Богородица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Macedonian
### Etymology

From Бог (Bog) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ ро́ди (ródi) +‎ -ица (-ica).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɔɡɔˈrɔdit͡sa]
* Hyphenation: Бо‧го‧ро‧ди‧ца
* Rhymes: -it͡sa

### Proper noun

Богоро́дица • (Bogoródica) f (related adjective богоро́дичен)
* (Christianity) Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Our Lady, Mother of God
* Christian holiday in honor of Virgin Mary, the Mother of God

#### Synonyms

* Ма́рија f (Márija)
* Ма́јка Бо́жја f (Májka Bóžja)
* Де́ва Ма́рија f (Déva Márija)
* Све́та Ма́рија f (Svéta Márija)
* Пре́света Богоро́дица f (Présveta Bogoródica)

### References

* “Богородица” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* богоро́дица (bogoródica)

### Etymology

From Бог (Box) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ род(ить) (rod(itʹ)) +‎ -ица (-ica), "God-bearer", calque from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bəɡɐˈrodʲɪt͡sə]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Богоро́дица • (Bogoródica) f anim (genitive Богоро́дицы, relational adjective богоро́дичный)
* Virgin Mary, Blessed Virgin, Our Lady
    Synonyms: Богома́терь (Bogomáterʹ), Высоча́йшая Повелительница Ангелов (Vysočájšaja Povelitelʹnica Angelov), Де́ва Мари́я (Déva Maríja), Де́ва (Déva), Мадо́нна (Madónna), Ма́терь Божья (Máterʹ Božʹja), мать Иисуса Христа́ (matʹ Iisusa Xristá), Цари́ца Небесная (Caríca Nebesnaja)

#### Related terms

* бог (box), божество́ (božestvó), бо́жий (bóžij)
* род (rod), ро́дственник (ródstvennik), ро́дина (ródina), уро́д (uród), поро́да (poróda), рожде́ние (roždénije), ро́ды (ródy), Рождество́ (Roždestvó), приро́да (priróda), ро́динка (ródinka), наро́д (naród), родни́к (rodník), родно́й (rodnój), роди́тельный (rodítelʹnyj), междунаро́дный (meždunaródnyj)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

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### Proper noun

Богородица f (Latin spelling Bogorodica)
* Blessed Virgin, Our Lady