пророк

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prorokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [proˈrɔk]
• Rhymes: -ɔk
• Syllabification^(key): про‧рок

Noun

проро́к • (prorók) m

1. (religion) prophet (a person believed to speak by divine inspiration or to reveal the will of God)

   Моисей е смятан за пророк в няколко религиозни традиции.

   Moisej e smjatan za prorok v njakolko religiozni tradicii.

   Moses is considered a prophet in several religious traditions.

   Пророкът предал Божието послание на народа.

   Prorokăt predal Božieto poslanie na naroda.

   The prophet delivered God’s message to the people.

   В Стария завет се споменават много пророци.

   V Starija zavet se spomenavat mnogo proroci.

   Many prophets are mentioned in the Old Testament.

   Хората слушали думите на пророка със страх и надежда.

   Horata slušali dumite na proroka săs strah i nadežda.

   The people listened to the prophet’s words with fear and hope.

2. (figurative) prophet, visionary, herald, forerunner, advocate (a person who announces, represents, or strongly advocates a new idea, movement, doctrine, or future development)

   Той беше пророк на новата политическа епоха.

   Toj beše prorok na novata političeska epoha.

   He was a prophet of the new political era.

   Писателят се оказа пророк на модерния свят.

   Pisateljat se okaza prorok na modernija svjat.

   The writer turned out to be a prophet of the modern world.

   Мнозина го наричаха пророк на свободата.

   Mnozina go naričaha prorok na svobodata.

   Many called him a prophet of freedom.

   В своите книги тя звучи като пророк на екологичното мислене.

   V svoite knigi tja zvuči kato prorok na ekologičnoto mislene.

   In her books she sounds like a prophet of ecological thinking.

Declension

Declension of проро́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	проро́к prorók	проро́ци proróci
definite (subject form)	проро́кът prorókăt	проро́ците prorócite
definite (object form)	проро́ка proróka
count form	—	проро́ка proróka

References

• “пророк”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “пророк”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prorokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔɾɔk]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

пророк • (prorok) m (feminine пророчица, relational adjective пророчки)

1. prophet
2. clairvoyant, diviner

Declension

Declension of пророк

	singular	plural
indefinite	пророк (prorok)	пророци (proroci)
definite unspecified	пророкот (prorokot)	пророците (prorocite)
definite proximal	пророков (prorokov)	пророциве (prorocive)
definite distal	пророкон (prorokon)	пророцине (prorocine)
vocative	пророку (proroku)	пророци (proroci)
count form	—	пророка (proroka)

Russian

Alternative forms

• проро́къ (prorók) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prorokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɐˈrok]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

проро́к • (prorók) m anim (genitive проро́ка, nominative plural проро́ки, genitive plural проро́ков, female equivalent проро́чица)

1. prophet

   Synonyms: ора́кул (orákul), прови́дец (provídec), прорица́тель (proricátelʹ)

   Нет проро́ка в своём оте́честве ― Net proróka v svojóm otéčestve ― No man is a prophet in his own country.

Declension

Declension of проро́к (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	проро́к prorók	проро́ки proróki
genitive	проро́ка proróka	проро́ков prorókov
dative	проро́ку proróku	проро́кам prorókam
accusative	проро́ка proróka	проро́ков prorókov
instrumental	проро́ком prorókom	проро́ками prorókami
prepositional	проро́ке proróke	проро́ках prorókax

Related terms

• проро́ческий (proróčeskij)
• проро́чество (proróčestvo)
• пророчить (proročitʹ)

Further reading

• Kuznetsov, Sergey Alexandrovich (1998), “пророк”, in Большой толковый словарь русского языка [Great Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Norint, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prorokъ.

Noun

про̀рок m inan (Latin spelling pròrok)

1. prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)

Declension

Declension of пророк

	singular	plural
nominative	пророк	пророци
genitive	пророка	пророка
dative	пророку	пророцима
accusative	пророк	пророке
vocative	пророче	пророци
locative	пророку	пророцима
instrumental	пророком	пророцима

Related terms

• про̀рећи

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic пророкъ (prorokŭ), from Proto-Slavic *prorokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɔˈrɔk]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

проро́к • (prorók) m pers (genitive проро́ка, nominative plural проро́ки, genitive plural проро́ків, female equivalent проро́чиця)

1. prophet

   Synonym: профе́т (profét)

Declension

Declension of проро́к
(pers velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	проро́к prorók	проро́ки proróky
genitive	проро́ка proróka	проро́ків prorókiv
dative	проро́кові, проро́ку prorókovi, proróku	проро́кам prorókam
accusative	проро́ка proróka	проро́ків prorókiv
instrumental	проро́ком prorókom	проро́ками prorókamy
locative	проро́кові, проро́ку prorókovi, proróku	проро́ках prorókax
vocative	проро́ку proróku	проро́ки proróky

Related terms

• пророкува́ти impf (prorokuváty)
• проро́цтво n (proróctvo)
• проро́чий (proróčyj)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пророк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “пророк”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “пророк”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “пророк”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]