героиня

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian герои́ня (geroínja); equivalent to геро́й (gerój) +‎ -иня (-inja).

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Noun

герои́ня • (geroínja) f (masculine геро́й)

1. female equivalent of геро́й (gerój): heroine
2. (literature) female equivalent of геро́й (gerój): female character, female being involved in the action of a story

Declension

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē), with the ending influenced by the feminine suffix -ы́ня (-ýnja).

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Noun

герои́ня • (geroínja) f anim (genitive герои́ни, nominative plural герои́ни, genitive plural герои́нь, masculine геро́й)

1. female equivalent of геро́й (gerój): heroine (female hero)

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Related terms

• геро́й (gerój), героиза́ция (geroizácija), герои́зм (geroízm), геро́йство (gerójstvo)
• герои́ческий (geroíčeskij), геро́йский (gerójskij)
• геро́йствовать (gerójstvovatʹ)
• герои́чески (geroíčeski), геро́йски (gerójski)