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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorbьjь.
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воробе́й • (vorobéj) m anim (genitive воробья́, nominative plural воробьи́, genitive plural воробьёв, relational adjective воробьи́ный, diminutive воро́бушек or воро́бышек)
- sparrow
1905, Фёдор Сологуб , chapter XVIII, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:Движе́ния его́ всегда́ бы́ли стреми́тельны и неожи́данны; он сло́вно не ходи́л, а носи́лся, коро́тенький, как воробе́й, и никогда́ нельзя́ бы́ло узна́ть по его́ лицу́ и положе́нию, что он сде́лает в сле́дующую мину́ту.- Dvižénija jevó vsegdá býli stremítelʹny i neožídanny; on slóvno ne xodíl, a nosílsja, korótenʹkij, kak vorobéj, i nikogdá nelʹzjá býlo uznátʹ po jevó licú i položéniju, što on sdélajet v slédujuščuju minútu.
- His movements were impetuous and unexpected. He seemed not to walk but to flutter along. He was small like a sparrow, and it was always impossible to tell from his face and attitude what he would do the next minute.
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