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воробей

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorbьjь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vərɐˈbʲej]
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Noun

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воробе́й (vorobéjm anim (genitive воробья́, nominative plural воробьи́, genitive plural воробьёв, relational adjective воробьи́ный, diminutive воро́бушек or воро́бышек)

  1. sparrow

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Yakut: барабыай (barabıay)

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “воробей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress