герой
Russian
noun+
Definitions
- hero
- (literature) character
Etymology
Borrowed from French héros derived from Latin hērōs (hero) derived from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hero, demi-god, warrior, demigod).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἥρως
Gloss
hero, demi-god, warrior, demigod
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
🪖
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anti-hero English
- antihero English
- cyberhero English
- hero English
- herodom English
- heroess English
- herohood English
- heroic English
- heroical English
- heroine English
- heroization English
- heroize English
- heroless English
- herolike English
- heroness English
- heroship English
- megahero English
- nonhero English
- superhero English
- ur-hero English
- heros Latin
- heros, hērōis, hērōs Latin
- hērōs Latin
- Heroin German
- Heros German
- eroe Italian
- antihéros French
- héros French
- héroïne French
- héroïser French
- héroïsme French
- antihéroe Spanish, Castilian
- heroísmo Spanish, Castilian
- héroe Spanish, Castilian
- ἡρωίς Ancient Greek
- ἡρώϊος Ancient Greek
- ἥρως Ancient Greek
- *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ser- Proto-Indo-European
- ヒーロー Japanese
- heroes Middle English
- heroes Old French
- heroo Esperanto
- हीरो Hindi
- ฮีโร่ Thai
- ήρωας Greek (modern)
- hero Cebuano