воробей

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorbьjь.

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Noun

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

  1. sparrow

Declension

Declension of воробе́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-b reduc) 
singular plural
nominative воробе́й
vorobéj 		воробьи́
vorobʹí
genitive воробья́
vorobʹjá 		воробьёв
vorobʹjóv
dative воробью́
vorobʹjú 		воробья́м
vorobʹjám
accusative воробья́
vorobʹjá 		воробьёв
vorobʹjóv
instrumental воробьём
vorobʹjóm 		воробья́ми
vorobʹjámi
prepositional воробье́
vorobʹjé 		воробья́х
vorobʹjáx
Pre-reform declension of воробе́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-b reduc) 
singular plural
nominative воробе́й
vorobéj 		воробьи́
vorobʹí
genitive воробья́
vorobʹjá 		воробьёвъ
vorobʹjóv
dative воробью́
vorobʹjú 		воробья́мъ
vorobʹjám
accusative воробья́
vorobʹjá 		воробьёвъ
vorobʹjóv
instrumental воробьёмъ
vorobʹjóm 		воробья́ми
vorobʹjámi
prepositional воробьѣ́
vorobʹjě́ 		воробья́хъ
vorobʹjáx

Descendants

  • → Yakut: барабыай (barabıay)

References

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