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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos).
Pronunciation
Noun
євре́й • (jevréj) m pers (genitive євре́я, nominative plural євре́ї, genitive plural євре́їв, feminine євре́йка, relational adjective євре́йський)
- Jew
- Synonym: жид (žyd)
Declension
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “єврей”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “єврей”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “єврей”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)