See also: евреи and єврей

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic עִבְרָי (ʿiḇrāy), from Hebrew עִבְרִי ('ivrí, ʿiḇrī), from Hebrew עבר ('éver, ʿéḇer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈvrʲej]
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Noun

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евре́й (jevréjm anim (genitive евре́я, nominative plural евре́и, genitive plural евре́ев, feminine евре́йка, relational adjective евре́йский, diminutive евре́йчик)

  1. Jew, Hebrew
    Antonym: (Judaism) гой (goj)
    соблюда́ющий евре́йsobljudájuščij jevréjobservant Jew
    евре́й-хаси́дjevréj-xasídHasidic Jew

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: եվրեյ (evrey), եվրե (evre)even more colloquial
  • Ingrian: jevree
  • Karelian: jevrei
  • Livvi: jeyrei
  • Yakut: дьэбириэй (jebiriey)

See also

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