герой

Belarusian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɣʲeˈroj]

Noun

геро́й • (hjerój) m pers (genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́і, genitive plural геро́яў, feminine гераі́ня)

  1. hero
  2. (literature) character

Declension

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

  • IPA(key): [ɡɛˈrɔj]
  • (file)

Noun

геро́й • (gerój) m (feminine герои́ня, relational adjective геро́йски or герои́чески)

  1. hero
    геро́й на де́няgerój na dénjaman of the day, hero of the hour, man in the public eye
  2. (literature) male character, male being involved in the action of a story
    гла́вен геро́йgláven gerójprotagonist

Declension

References

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

  • IPA(key): [ɡʲɪˈroj]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -oj

Noun

геро́й • (gerój) m anim (genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́и, genitive plural геро́ев, feminine герои́ня, relational adjective геро́йский or герои́ческий)

  1. hero
  2. (literature) character
    гла́вный геро́йglávnyj gerójthe main character; protagonist

Declension

Derived terms

  • антигерой (antigeroj)
  • главный герой (glavnyj geroj)
  • Герой Советского Союза (Geroj Sovetskovo Sojuza)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦeˈrɔi̯]
  • (file)

Noun

геро́й • (herój) m pers (genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́ї, genitive plural геро́їв, feminine герої́ня)

  1. hero
  2. (literature) character
    головни́й геро́йholovnýj herójthe main character; protagonist

Declension

Derived terms

References

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