юдей

Bulgarian

Etymology

Apparently related to Latin Iūdaea, the Latin name for the Israelite tribe of Judah. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ju̟ˈdɛj]

Noun

юде́й (judéj) m (feminine юде́йка)

  1. (historical) Israelite; a Jew in antiquity.

Usage notes

This term is not used to refer to Jews today; rather, евреин (evrein) or, for females, еврейка (evrejka) is used instead.

Declension

References

  • юдей in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • юдей in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jʊˈdɛi̯]

Noun

юде́й (judéj) m pers (genitive юде́я, nominative plural юде́ї, genitive plural юде́їв, feminine юде́йка, related adjective юде́йський)

  1. (religion) Jew

Declension

See also

Further reading

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