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]
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Noun

куми́р • (kumír) m inan or m anim (genitive куми́ра, nominative plural куми́ры, genitive plural куми́ров)

  1. (paganism) idol
  2. (figuratively) beloved person

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

References
  1. 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)."
  2. 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
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