еврей

See also: евреи and єврей

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic עִבְרָי (ʿiḇrāy), from Hebrew עִבְרִי ('ivrí, ʿiḇrī), from Hebrew עבר ('éver, ʿéḇer).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [(j)ɪˈvrʲej]
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Noun

евре́й • (jevréj) m anim (genitive евре́я, nominative plural евре́и, genitive plural евре́ев, feminine евре́йка, relational adjective евре́йский, diminutive евре́йчик)

Jew, Hebrew
Antonym: (Judaism) гой (goj)

соблюда́ющий евре́й ― sobljudájuščij jevréj ― observant Jew

евре́й-хаси́д ― jevréj-xasíd ― Hasidic Jew

Usage notes

The word евре́й is used to refer to any person of Jewish ancestry, regardless of religious beliefs. When specifically referring to a follower of Judaism, the words иуде́й (iudéj) and иудаи́ст (iudaíst) are used.

Declension

Declension of евре́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	евре́й jevréj	евре́и jevréi
genitive	евре́я jevréja	евре́ев jevréjev
dative	евре́ю jevréju	евре́ям jevréjam
accusative	евре́я jevréja	евре́ев jevréjev
instrumental	евре́ем jevréjem	евре́ями jevréjami
prepositional	евре́е jevréje	евре́ях jevréjax

Pre-reform declension of евре́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	евре́й jevréj	евре́и jevréi
genitive	евре́я jevréja	евре́евъ jevréjev
dative	евре́ю jevréju	евре́ямъ jevréjam
accusative	евре́я jevréja	евре́евъ jevréjev
instrumental	евре́емъ jevréjem	евре́ями jevréjami
prepositional	евре́ѣ jevréjě	евре́яхъ jevréjax

Hyponyms

иуде́й (iudéj)
ашкена́з (aškenáz)
сефа́рд (sefárd)

Derived terms

евре́йский (jevréjskij, adjective)
евре́йство (jevréjstvo, “Jewry”)
евре́йчик m (jevréjčik)

Descendants

→ Armenian: եվրեյ (evrey), եվրե (evre)
→ Ingrian: jevree
→ Karelian: jevrei
→ Livvi: jeyrei
→ Yakut: дьэбириэй (jebiriey)

See also

(ethnic slur) жид (žid), жидови́н (židovín, “kike”)
(euphemism) француз (francuz)
иудаи́зм (iudaízm)
антисемити́зм (antisemitízm)
юдофо́бия (judofóbija)

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