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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχιερεύς (arkhiereús).
Pronunciation
Noun
архиере́й • (arxijeréj) m anim (genitive архиере́я, nominative plural архиере́и, genitive plural архиере́ев, relational adjective архиере́йский)
- bishop (Orthodox church)
1973, Михаил Булгаков, “Глава VII. Нехорошая квартирка”, in Мастер и Маргарита; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Master and Margarita, London: Penguin Books, 1997:– Я, – вступил в разговор этот новый, – вообще не понимаю, как он попал в директора, – рыжий гнусавил все больше и больше, – он такой же директор, как я архиерей!
– Ты не похож на архиерея, Азазелло, – заметил кот, накладывая себе сосисек на тарелку.- – Ja, – vstupil v razgovor etot novyj, – voobšče ne ponimaju, kak on popal v direktora, – ryžij gnusavil vse bolʹše i bolʹše, – on takoj že direktor, kak ja arxijerej!
– Ty ne poxož na arxijereja, Azazello, – zametil kot, nakladyvaja sebe sosisek na tarelku. - ‘Generally,’ this new one entered into the conversation, ‘I don’t understand how he got to be a director,’ the redhead’s nasal twang was growing stronger and stronger, ‘he’s as much a director as I’m a bishop.’
‘You don’t look like a bishop, Azazello,’ the cat observed, heaping his plate with frankfurters.
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