врабец

Bulgarian

Врабец

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)

1. sparrow (usually male)

Declension

Declension of врабе́ц

	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)

1. sparrow

Declension

Declension of врабец

	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)