Bogatyy

Bogatyy is the common transliteration in English-language texts of the Russian adjective Богатый, meaning "rich" or "wealthy" in the masculine nominative form. It can describe a person who has substantial money or resources, or more generally indicate abundance when used attributively.

Forms of the adjective include: masculine bogatyy; feminine bogataya; neuter bogatoye; plural bogatye. The adverb form is bogato, meaning "richly" or "abundantly." The standard comparative form is bogache, with bogatее also encountered in some usages.

Etymology and cognates: Богатый derives from Old East Slavic Богатый, rooted in a concept of wealth and abundance. Cognates appear across Slavic languages, such as Polish bogaty, Bulgarian богат, and Ukrainian багатий, reflecting a shared Proto-Slavic heritage.

Usage: In Russian, bogatyy describes wealth or abundance in people, possessions, or resources (for example, богатый человек, богатые ресурсы). Figurative uses are common, such as богаты́й на идеи (rich in ideas). In English-language discussions of Russian vocabulary, bogatyy is used to represent the masculine form of the word rather than an English loanword.

See also: богатство (wealth), богатый человек (rich person), богач (tycoon, rich man). These related terms expand on the semantic field of wealth and abundance in Russian.