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Belarusian
Pronunciation
Noun
геро́й • (hjerój) m pers (genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́і, genitive plural геро́яў, feminine гераі́ня)
- hero
- (literature) character
Declension
Declension of геро́й (pr soft masc-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
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
Noun
геро́й • (gerój) m (feminine герои́ня, relational adjective геро́йски or герои́чески)
- hero
- геро́й на де́ня ― gerój na dénja ― man of the day, hero of the hour, man in the public eye
- (literature) male character, male being involved in the action of a story
- гла́вен геро́й ― gláven gerój ― protagonist
Declension
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
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 • (gerój) m anim (genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́и, genitive plural геро́ев, feminine герои́ня, relational adjective геро́йский or герои́ческий)
- hero
- (literature) character
- гла́вный геро́й ― glávnyj gerój ― the 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.
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Derived terms
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
геро́й • (herój) m pers (genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́ї, genitive plural геро́їв, feminine герої́ня)
- hero
- (literature) character
- головни́й геро́й ― holovnýj herój ― the main character; protagonist
Declension
Declension of геро́й (pers j-stem masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
References