врабей

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorbьjь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvrabɛj]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

вра́бей • (vrábej) m (relational adjective вра́бски, diminutive врабче́)

  1. (dated) sparrow (Passer)

Usage notes

The term is used only in a formal manner in Modern Bulgarian. Instead, the diminutive forms Bulgarian врабе́ц (vrabéc), врабче́ (vrabčé) are used in day-to-day situations.

Declension

Declension of вра́бей
singular plural
indefinite вра́бей
vrábej 		вра́беи
vrábei
definite
(subject form) 		вра́беят
vrábejat 		вра́беите
vrábeite
definite
(object form) 		вра́бея
vrábeja
count form — вра́бея
vrábeja
vocative form вра́бею
vrábeju 		вра́беи
vrábei

Alternative forms

  • вра́бий (vrábij) — outdated

References

  • “врабей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • врабьи in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"
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