врабей

Bulgarian

Полски врабей

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorbьjь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvrabɛj]

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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• вра́бий (vrábij) — outdated

Related terms

• врабо́к m (vrabók), врабе́ц m (vrabéc), вра́бка f (vrábka)

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"