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 де́ня ― gerój na dénja ― man 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 геро́й ― gláven gerój ― protagonist

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 геро́й ― glávnyj gerój ― the 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 геро́й ― holovnýj herój ― the main character; protagonist

Declension

Derived terms

References

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