яўрэй
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- jaŭrej — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic עִבְרָי (ʿiḇrāy), from Hebrew עִבְרִי ('ivrí, ʿiḇrī), from Hebrew עבר ('éver, ʿéḇer). Compare Russian евре́й (jevréj), Ukrainian євре́й (jevréj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jau̯ˈrɛj]
Noun
яўрэ́й • (jawréj) m pers (genitive яўрэ́я, nominative plural яўрэ́і, genitive plural яўрэ́яў, female equivalent яўрэ́йка, relational adjective яўрэ́йскі)
Declension
Declension of яўрэ́й (pr soft masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | яўрэ́й jawréj |
яўрэ́і jawréi |
| genitive | яўрэ́я jawréja |
яўрэ́яў jawréjaw |
| dative | яўрэ́ю jawréju |
яўрэ́ям jawréjam |
| accusative | яўрэ́я jawréja |
яўрэ́яў jawréjaw |
| instrumental | яўрэ́ем jawréjem |
яўрэ́ямі jawréjami |
| locative | яўрэ́ю jawréju |
яўрэ́ях jawréjax |
| count form | — | яўрэ́і1 jawréi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.