боязнь

See also: боꙗзнь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojaznь. By surface analysis, боя́ться (bojátʹsja) +‎ -знь (-znʹ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bɐˈjæzʲnʲ]
Audio: (file)
Audio (Saint Petersburg): (file)

Noun

боя́знь • (bojáznʹ) f inan (genitive боя́зни, nominative plural боя́зни, genitive plural боя́зней)

fear, dread

Declension

Declension of боя́знь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	боя́знь bojáznʹ	боя́зни bojázni
genitive	боя́зни bojázni	боя́зней bojáznej
dative	боя́зни bojázni	боя́зням bojáznjam
accusative	боя́знь bojáznʹ	боя́зни bojázni
instrumental	боя́знью bojáznʹju	боя́знями bojáznjami
prepositional	боя́зни bojázni	боя́знях bojáznjax

Derived terms

боязли́вый (bojazlívyj)
бо́язно (bójazno)

Related terms

боя́ка m anim or f anim (bojáka)
боя́ться impf (bojátʹsja)

Further reading

Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “боязнь”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- See: Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “бояться”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojaznь. By surface analysis, боя́тися (bojátysja) +‎ -знь (-znʹ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbɔjɐzʲnʲ]
Audio: (file)

Noun

бо́язнь • (bójaznʹ) f inan (genitive бо́язні, uncountable)

fear, dread, phobia
Synonym: страх (strax)

Declension

Declension of *бо́язнь*
(inan sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
	singular
nominative	бо́язнь bójaznʹ
genitive	бо́язні bójazni
dative	бо́язні bójazni
accusative	бо́язнь bójaznʹ
instrumental	бо́язню bójaznju
locative	бо́язні bójazni
vocative	бо́язне bójazne

References

“боязнь”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)