герой

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Belarusian

Pronunciation

Noun

геро́й (hjerójm pers (genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́і, genitive plural геро́яў, feminine гераі́ня)

  1. hero
  2. (literature) character

Declension

Further reading

  • герой”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • герой” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian геро́й (gerój).

Pronunciation

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Noun

геро́й (gerójm (feminine герои́ня, relational adjective геро́йски or герои́чески)

  1. hero
    геро́й на де́няgerój na dénjaman of the day, hero of the hour, man in the public eye
  2. (literature) male character, male being involved in the action of a story
    гла́вен геро́йgláven gerójprotagonist

Declension

Declension of геро́й
singular plural
indefinite геро́й
gerój
геро́и
gerói
definite
(subject form)
геро́ят
gerójat
геро́ите
geróite
definite
(object form)
геро́я
gerója
vocative form геро́ю, геро́йо
geróju, gerójo
геро́и
gerói

References

  • герой”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • герой”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian херој / heroj, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs).

Pronunciation

Noun

герой (herojm pers (feminine equivalent героїня, related adjective геройски)

  1. hero

Declension

Declension of герой
singular plural
nominative герой (heroj) героє (heroje)
genitive героя (heroja) геройох (herojox)
dative геройови (herojovi) геройом (herojom)
accusative героя (heroja) геройох (herojox)
instrumental геройом (herojom) героями (herojami)
locative геройови (herojovi) геройох (herojox)
vocative герой (heroj) героє (heroje)
nouns

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French héros, from Latin hērōs, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, demi-god, hero). Influenced by the displaced earlier иро́й (irój), directly from the Greek. Cognate with English hero.

Pronunciation

Noun

геро́й (gerójm anim (genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́и, genitive plural геро́ев, feminine герои́ня, relational adjective геро́йский or герои́ческий)

  1. hero
  2. (literature) character
    гла́вный геро́йglávnyj gerójthe main character; protagonist
    • 1911, Дмитрий Философов , Пирог без начинки; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      Нача́ть-то рома́н он на́чал, довё́л до полови́ны, и пото́м вдруг оказа́лось, что ему́ со свои́ми геро́ями абсолю́тно не́чего де́лать, что э́то не геро́и, а миражи́, кото́рых сам а́втор да́же не по́мнит и не зна́ет.
      Načátʹ-to román on náčal, dovjól do polovíny, i potóm vdrug okazálosʹ, što jemú so svoími gerójami absoljútno néčevo délatʹ, što éto ne gerói, a miraží, kotóryx sam ávtor dáže ne pómnit i ne znájet.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

геро́й (herójm pers (genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́ї, genitive plural геро́їв, feminine герої́ня)

  1. hero
  2. (literature) character
    головни́й геро́йholovnýj herójthe main character; protagonist

Declension

Declension of геро́й
(pers j-stem masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative геро́й
herój
геро́ї
heróji
genitive геро́я
herója
геро́їв
herójiv
dative геро́ю, геро́єві
heróju, herójevi
геро́ям
herójam
accusative геро́я
herója
геро́їв
herójiv
instrumental геро́єм
herójem
геро́ями
herójamy
locative геро́ю, геро́єві, геро́ї
heróju, herójevi, heróji
геро́ях
herójax
vocative геро́ю
heróju
геро́ї
heróji

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