еврей
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic עִבְרָי (ʿiḇrāy), from Hebrew עִבְרִי ('ivrí, ʿiḇrī), from Hebrew עבר ('éver, ʿéḇer).
Pronunciation
Noun
евре́й • (jevréj) m anim (genitive евре́я, nominative plural евре́и, genitive plural евре́ев, feminine евре́йка)
- Jew, Hebrew
- соблюда́ющий евре́й ― sobljudájuščij jevréj ― observant Jew
- евре́й-хасид ― jevréj-xasid ― 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)
Pre-reform declension of евре́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)
Synonyms
Antonyms
- гой (goj) (Judaism)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- евре́йский (jevréjskij)
- евре́йство (jevréjstvo)
- евре́йчик m (jevréjčik)
See also
- иудаи́зм (iudaízm)
- антисемити́зм (antisemitízm)
- юдофо́бия (judofóbija)
Categories:
- Russian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Russian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Russian terms derived from Aramaic
- Russian terms derived from Hebrew
- Russian 2-syllable words
- Russian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Russian terms with audio links
- Russian lemmas
- Russian nouns
- Russian masculine nouns
- Russian animate nouns
- Russian terms with usage examples
- Russian vowel-stem masculine-form nouns
- Russian vowel-stem masculine-form accent-a nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern a
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