героиня

See also: героина

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian герои́ня (geroínja); equivalent to геро́й (gerój) + -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɛroˈinʲɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

герои́ня • (geroínja) f (masculine геро́й)

  1. female equivalent of геро́й (gerój): heroine
  2. (literature) female equivalent of геро́й (gerój): female character, female being involved in the action of a story

Declension

References

  • героиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • героиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē), with the ending influenced by the feminine suffix -ы́ня (-ýnja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʲɪrɐˈinʲə]
  • (file)

Noun

герои́ня • (geroínja) f anim (genitive герои́ни, nominative plural герои́ни, genitive plural герои́нь, masculine геро́й)

  1. female equivalent of геро́й (gerój): heroine (female hero)

Declension

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