кумир

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Macedonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ку‧мир

Noun

кумир (kumirm (plural кумири)

  1. (paganism) idol, graven image (a statue that polytheists worship as a deity)
    Synonym: идол (idol)
  2. (figuratively, ironic) idol (an object of ecstatic adoration)

Declension

Declension of кумир
singular plural
indefinite кумир (kumir) кумири (kumiri)
definite unspecified кумирот (kumirot) кумирите (kumirite)
definite proximal кумиров (kumirov) кумириве (kumirive)
definite distal кумирон (kumiron) кумирине (kumirine)
vocative кумиру (kumiru) кумири (kumiri)
count form кумира (kumira)

References

  • кумир” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic коумиръ (kumirŭ), whose origin is uncertain. Perhaps a Turkic[1] or Semitic[2] borrowing: compare Classical Syriac ܟܘܡܪܐ (kūmrāʾ, priest), whence Old Armenian քուրմ (kʻurm, priest). Has also been connected to Ossetian гуымиры (g°ymiry, giant) and Georgian გმირი (gmiri, hero) and together with them derived from the name of Cimmerians.

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Noun

куми́р (kumírm inan or m anim (genitive куми́ра, nominative plural куми́ры, genitive plural куми́ров)

  1. (paganism) idol, graven image
  2. (figuratively) beloved person

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References

  1. ^ Ranko Matasović (2016) "A READER IN COMPARATIVE INDO-EUROPEAN RELIGION". University of Zagreb. page 74. quote: "Gods were represented by giant statues (CSl. kumirъ a word of Turkic origin)."
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кумир”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress