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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic идолъ (idolŭ), from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, idol”).
Pronunciation
Noun
і́дол • (ídol) m pers (genitive і́дола, nominative plural і́доли, genitive plural і́долів, feminine і́долка, relational adjective і́дольський)
- idol
- Synonym: куми́р (kumýr)
- (figuratively) someone who is revered like an idol
- (figuratively, derogatory) a stupid or callous person
Declension
Declension of і́дол (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “и́дол”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “і́дол”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “і́дол”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN