герой

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See also: герои

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

герой (gerójm (feminine героиня)

  1. hero
    герой на деняgeroj na denjaman of the day, hero of the hour, man in the public eye
  2. (literature) a male character, a male being involved in the action of a story
    главен геройglaven gerojprotagonist

Inflection

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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 (gerójm anim (genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́и, genitive plural геро́ев, feminine герои́ня)

  1. hero
  2. (literature) character, protagonist

Declension

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. hero
  2. (literature) character

Declension

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