врабей

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorbьjь.

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Noun

вра́бей (vrábejm (relational adjective вра́бски, diminutive врабче́)

  1. (dated) sparrow (Passer)

Usage notes

The term is used only in a formal manner in Modern Bulgarian. Instead, the diminutive forms Bulgarian врабе́ц (vrabéc), врабче́ (vrabčé) are used in day-to-day situations.

Declension

Declension of вра́бей
singular plural
indefinite вра́бей
vrábej
вра́беи
vrábei
definite
(subject form)
вра́беят
vrábejat
вра́беите
vrábeite
definite
(object form)
вра́бея
vrábeja
count form вра́бея
vrábeja
vocative form вра́бею
vrábeju
вра́беи
vrábei

Alternative forms

References

  • врабей”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • врабьи in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"