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геро́й

noun, male, animate
Partner герои́ня
often used word (#581)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown male female both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

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Ты мой геро́й. You're my hero.
Убивший одного - злоде́й, убивший миллио́ны - геро́й. One murder makes a villain, millions a hero.
Я не геро́й. I'm no hero.
Для пу́блики он был геро́ем. To the public, he was a hero.
Том был мои́м геро́ем. Tom was my hero.
Я вовсе не геро́й. I'm no hero.
Я геро́й. I'm a hero.
В э́той исто́рии геро́й явля́ется также и злоде́ем. In this story, the hero is also the villain.
Он не геро́й. He's not a hero.
Те́ма травы в Геро́ях Меча́ и Ма́гии II — моя́ любимая те́ма ме́стности в Геро́ях. The Grassland theme in Heroes of Might and Magic II is my favourite terrain theme in all of HoMM.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	геро́й	геро́и
gen. genitive	геро́я	геро́ев
dat. dative	геро́ю	геро́ям
acc. accusative	геро́я	геро́ев
inst. instrumental	геро́ем	геро́ями
prep. prepositional	геро́е	геро́ях

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Related Words

герои́ческий

heroic
герои́ня

heroine, female hero
герои́зм

heroism
геро́йский

heroic
героиза́ция
храбре́ц

man of courage

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hero character