херувим
Macedonian
Etymology
Ultimately from Koine Greek χερουβίμ (kheroubím), from Biblical Hebrew כְּרוּבִים (kərūḇīm), plural of כְּרוּב (kərūḇ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxɛɾuvim]
- Hyphenation: хе‧ру‧вим
Noun
херувим • (heruvim) m (plural херувими, relational adjective херувимски)
- cherub (winged creature represented in the Bible as attending on God)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | херувим (heruvim) | херувими (heruvimi) |
| definite unspecified | херувимот (heruvimot) | херувимите (heruvimite) |
| definite proximal | херувимов (heruvimov) | херувимиве (heruvimive) |
| definite distal | херувимон (heruvimon) | херувимине (heruvimine) |
| vocative | херувиму (heruvimu) | херувими (heruvimi) |
| count form | — | херувима (heruvima) |
Further reading
- “херувим” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
Old East Slavic хероувимъ (xeruvimŭ) (cf. Old Church Slavonic херовимъ (xerovimŭ)), from Ancient Greek χερουβίμ (kheroubím), ultimately from Hebrew כְּרוּבִים (k'ruvím), plural of כְּרוּב (k'rúv).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xʲɪrʊˈvʲim]
Noun
херуви́м • (xeruvím) m anim (genitive херуви́ма, nominative plural херуви́мы, genitive plural херуви́мов)
- cherub (winged creature represented in the Bible as attending on God)
Declension
Declension of херуви́м (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | херуви́м xeruvím |
херуви́мы xeruvímy |
| genitive | херуви́ма xeruvíma |
херуви́мов xeruvímov |
| dative | херуви́му xeruvímu |
херуви́мам xeruvímam |
| accusative | херуви́ма xeruvíma |
херуви́мов xeruvímov |
| instrumental | херуви́мом xeruvímom |
херуви́мами xeruvímami |
| prepositional | херуви́ме xeruvíme |
херуви́мах xeruvímax |
Related terms
- херуви́мчик (xeruvímčik)
- херуви́мский (xeruvímskij)