кумир

Macedonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkumir]
• Hyphenation: ку‧мир

Noun

кумир • (kumir) m (plural кумири)

1. (paganism) idol, graven image (a statue that polytheists worship as a deity)

   Synonym: идол (idol)

2. (figuratively, ironic) idol (an object of ecstatic adoration)

Declension

Declension of кумир

	singular	plural
indefinite	кумир	кумири
definite unspecified	кумирот	кумирите
definite proximal	кумиров	кумириве
definite distal	кумирон	кумирине
vocative	кумиру	кумири
count form	—	кумира

References

• “кумир” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic коумиръ (kumirŭ), whose origin is uncertain. Perhaps a Turkic or Semitic borrowing: compare Classical Syriac ܟܘܡܪܐ (kūmrāʾ, “priest”), whence Old Armenian քուրմ (kʻurm, “priest”). Has also been connected to Ossetian гуымиры (g°ymiry, “giant”) and Georgian გმირი (gmiri, “hero”) and together with them derived from the name of Cimmerians.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʊˈmʲir]

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Noun

куми́р • (kumír) m inan or m anim (genitive куми́ра, nominative plural куми́ры, genitive plural куми́ров)

1. (paganism) idol, graven image
2. (figuratively) beloved person

Declension

Declension of куми́р (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	куми́р kumír	куми́ры kumíry
genitive	куми́ра kumíra	куми́ров kumírov
dative	куми́ру kumíru	куми́рам kumíram
accusative animate inanimate	куми́ра kumíra	куми́ров kumírov
	куми́р kumír	куми́ры kumíry
instrumental	куми́ром kumírom	куми́рами kumírami
prepositional	куми́ре kumíre	куми́рах kumírax

Synonyms

• и́дол (ídol), чур (čur)