кумир
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic кѹмиръ (kumirŭ), whose origin is uncertain. Perhaps a Turkic[1] or Semitic[2] borrowing: compare Classical Syriac ܟܘܡܪܐ (kūmrāʾ, “priest”), whence Old Armenian քուրմ (kʿurm, “priest”). Has also been connected to Ossetian гуымиры (g°ymiry, “giant”) and Georgian გმირი (gmiri, “hero”) and together with them derived from the name of Cimmerians.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʊˈmʲir]
Audio (file)
Noun
куми́р • (kumír) m inan or m anim (genitive куми́ра, nominative plural куми́ры, genitive plural куми́ров)
Declension
Declension of куми́р (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | куми́р kumír |
куми́ры kumíry |
| genitive | куми́ра kumíra |
куми́ров kumírov |
| dative | куми́ру kumíru |
куми́рам kumíram |
| accusative animate inanimate |
куми́ра kumíra |
куми́ров kumírov |
| куми́р kumír |
куми́ры kumíry | |
| instrumental | куми́ром kumírom |
куми́рами kumírami |
| prepositional | куми́ре kumíre |
куми́рах kumírax |
Synonyms
- и́дол (ídol)
References
- Ranko Matasović (2016) "A READER IN COMPARATIVE INDO-EUROPEAN RELIGION". University of Zagreb. page 74. quote: "Gods were represented by giant statues (CSl. kumirъ a word of Turkic origin)."
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “кумир”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.