Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Church Slavonic идоль (idolĭ), ultimately from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, image, idol). Other cognates include Albanian idhull, Romanian idol, English idol, etc.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈidoɫ]
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и́дол (ídolm (relational adjective и́долски)

  1. (religion) idol (an object of worship, often embodying a deity)
  2. (figurative) idol (a person who is highly famous or revered)

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  • идол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • идол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈidɔɫ]
  • IPA(key): [iˈdɔɫ] (non-standard, common)

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идол (idolm (feminine идолка)

  1. idol
  2. role model

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Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic идолъ (idolŭ), from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, image, idol).

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и́дол (ídolm anim (genitive и́дола, nominative plural и́долы, genitive plural и́долов)

  1. idol
  2. (colloquial) callous person

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ǐdoːl/
  • Hyphenation: и‧дол

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ѝдо̄л m (Latin spelling ìdōl)

  1. idol

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic идолъ (idolŭ), from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, image, idol). Forms starting with "и" were returned to the literary standard in the 2019 reform.[1]

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и́дол (ýdolm pers (genitive и́дола, nominative plural и́доли, genitive plural и́долів, feminine и́долка, relational adjective и́дольський)

  1. Alternative form of і́дол (ídol)

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