vrah
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vrah (“enemy, murderer”), from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ (“foe, enemy”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wargás (“foe, enemy”). Cognates include Russian враг (vrag, “enemy”), a false friend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvrax]
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Noun
vrah m anim (female equivalent vražedkyně)
Declension
Declension of vrah (velar masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vrah | vrazi, vrahové |
| genitive | vraha | vrahů |
| dative | vrahovi, vrahu | vrahům |
| accusative | vraha | vrahy |
| vocative | vrahu | vrazi, vrahové |
| locative | vrahovi, vrahu | vrazích |
| instrumental | vrahem | vrahy |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “vrah”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “vrah”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “vrah”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vrax]
Noun
vrah m pers (female equivalent vrahyňa)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vrah | vrahovia |
| genitive | vraha | vrahov |
| dative | vrahovi | vrahom |
| accusative | vraha | vrahov |
| locative | vrahovi | vrahoch |
| instrumental | vrahom | vrahmi |
Further reading
- “vrah”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025