врабей

Bulgarian

Полски врабей

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorbьjь, from Proto-Slavic *vorbъ (“songbird”) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvrabɛj]

Noun

вра́бей • (vrábej) m (diminutive врабе́ц, related adjective вра́бски)

(dated) sparrow (Passer)

Alternative forms

вра́бий (vrábij) (outdated)

Usage notes

The term is mostly outdated in Modern Bulgarian. The modern language uses instead the diminutive forms Bulgarian врабе́ц (vrabéc), врабче́ (vrabčé) (likely because of the naturally small size of the bird).

Declension

Declension of вра́бей

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

References

врабей in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)

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