еврей

See also: евреи and єврей

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈvrʲej]
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Noun

евре́й • (jevréj) m anim (genitive евре́я, nominative plural евре́и, genitive plural евре́ев, feminine евре́йка, related adjective евре́йский, diminutive евре́йчик)

  1. Jew, Hebrew
    Antonym: (Judaism) гой (goj)
    соблюда́ющий евре́й ― sobljudájuščij jevréj ― observant Jew
    евре́й-хаси́д ― jevréj-xasíd ― 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) 
singular plural
nominative евре́й
jevréj		 евре́и
jevréi
genitive евре́я
jevréja		 евре́ев
jevréjev
dative евре́ю
jevréju		 евре́ям
jevréjam
accusative евре́я
jevréja		 евре́ев
jevréjev
instrumental евре́ем
jevréjem		 евре́ями
jevréjami
prepositional евре́е
jevréje		 евре́ях
jevréjax
Pre-reform declension of евре́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative евре́й
jevréj		 евре́и
jevréi
genitive евре́я
jevréja		 евре́евъ
jevréjev
dative евре́ю
jevréju		 евре́ямъ
jevréjam
accusative евре́я
jevréja		 евре́евъ
jevréjev
instrumental евре́емъ
jevréjem		 евре́ями
jevréjami
prepositional евре́ѣ
jevréjě		 евре́яхъ
jevréjax

Hyponyms
  • иуде́й (iudéj)
  • ашкена́з (aškenáz)
  • сефа́рд (sefárd)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Armenian: եվրեյ (evrey), եվրե (evre)
  • → Karelian: jevrei
  • → Livvi: jeyrei
  • → Yakut: дьэбириэй (jebiriey)

See also
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