Bulgarian

Noun

герой • ‎(gerój) m ‎(feminine героиня)

1. hero

   герой на деня‎ ― geroj na denja ― man 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 герой‎ ― glaven geroj ― protagonist

Inflection

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʲɪˈroj]

Noun

геро́й • ‎(gerój) m anim ‎(genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́и, genitive plural геро́ев, feminine герои́ня)

1. hero
2. (literature) character, protagonist

Declension

Related terms

• героизация ‎(geroizacija)
• герои́зм ‎(geroízm)
• герои́ня ‎(geroínja)
• герои́ческий ‎(geroíčeskij)
• геройский ‎(gerojskij)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦeˈrɔi̯]

Noun

геро́й • ‎(herój) m anim ‎(genitive геро́я, nominative plural геро́ї)

1. hero
2. (literature) character

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “герой”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka