vrag
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German wrak, probably from Old Saxon *wrak, derived from wrekan. Compare English wrack, German Wrack and Swedish vrak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vraːv/, [vʁɑːˀw]
Noun
vrag n (singular definite vraget, plural indefinite vrag)
Inflection
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vrag | vraget | vrag | vragene |
| genitive | vrags | vragets | vrags | vragenes |
Synonyms
- (shipwreck): skibsvrag
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wargás.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋrâːɡ/
Noun
vrȃg m anim (Cyrillic spelling вра̑г, diminutive vràžić)
- devil
- (intensifier) hell (used as an intensifier in sentences that grammatically require a noun)
- Koji se vrag upravo dogodio? ― What the hell just happened?
- Nemoj ga smetati. Ljut je kao vrag. ― Don't bother him. He is angry as hell.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vrȃg | vrȁgovi / vrȃzi |
| genitive | vrȃga | vrȁgōvā / vrȃza |
| dative | vrȃgu | vrȁgovima / vrȃzima |
| accusative | vrȃga | vrȁgove / vrȃze |
| vocative | vrȃže | vrȁgovi / vrȃzi |
| locative | vrȃgu | vrȁgovima / vrȃzima |
| instrumental | vrȃgom | vrȁgovima / vrȃzima |
Synonyms
Further reading
- “vrag”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025