врабец
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vorbьcь, technically a diminutive of врабе́й (vrabéj) (obsolescent, formal) + -ец (-ec).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vrɐˈbɛt͡s]
Audio: (file)
Noun
врабе́ц • (vrabéc) m (feminine вра́бка, relational adjective вра́бчи, diminutive врабче́)
- sparrow (usually male)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | врабе́ц vrabéc |
врабци́ vrabcí |
| definite (subject form) |
врабе́цът vrabécǎt |
врабци́те vrabcíte |
| definite (object form) |
врабе́ца vrabéca | |
| count form | — | врабе́ца vrabéca |
| vocative form | врабе́цо vrabéco |
врабци́ vrabcí |
Alternative forms
- врабо́к (vrabók) — dialectal
Related terms
- врабе́й (vrabéj) (dated, formal)
References
- “врабец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “врабец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorbьcь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvrabɛt͡s]
Audio: (file)
Noun
врабец • (vrabec) m (diminutive врапче)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | врабец (vrabec) | врапци (vrapci) |
| definite unspecified | врабецот (vrabecot) | врапците (vrapcite) |
| definite proximal | врабецов (vrabecov) | врапциве (vrapcive) |
| definite distal | врабецон (vrabecon) | врапцине (vrapcine) |
| vocative | врабецу (vrabecu) | врапци (vrapci) |
| count form | — | врабеца (vrabeca) |