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Bulgarian
Etymology
Apparently related to Latin Iūdaea, the Latin name for the Israelite tribe of Judah.
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Pronunciation
Noun
юде́й • (judéj) m (feminine юде́йка)
- (historical) Israelite; a Jew in antiquity.
Usage notes
This term is not used to refer to Jews today; rather, евреин (evrein) or, for females, еврейка (evrejka) is used instead.
Declension
Declension of юде́й
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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юде́й
judéj
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юде́и
judéi
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definite
(subject form)
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юде́ят
judéjat
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юде́ите
judéite
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definite
(object form)
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юде́я
judéja
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| count form
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юде́я
judéja
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References
- “юдей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “юдей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
юде́й • (judéj) m pers (genitive юде́я, nominative plural юде́ї, genitive plural юде́їв, feminine юде́йка, relational adjective юде́йський)
- (religion) Jew
Declension
Declension of юде́й (pers j-stem masc-form accent-a)
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