Russian Pronunciation IPA(key): [bəɡɐˈtʲejə] Etymology 1 Participle богате́я • (bogatéja) present adverbial imperfective participle of богате́ть (bogatétʹ) Etymology 2 Noun богате́я • (bogatéja) m anim genitive/accusative singular of богате́й (bogatéj)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.