vrag

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wrak, probably from Old Saxon *wrak, derived from wrekan. Compare English wrack, German Wrack and Swedish vrak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vraːv/, [vʁɑːˀw]

Noun

vrag n (singular definite vraget, plural indefinite vrag)

Inflection

Declension of vrag

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vrag	vraget	vrag	vragene
genitive	vrags	vragets	vrags	vragenes

Synonyms

(shipwreck): skibsvrag

Related terms

vrage

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wargás.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋrâːɡ/

Noun

vrȃg m (Cyrillic spelling вра̑г)

devil
(intensifier) hell (used as an intensifier in sentences that grammatically require a noun)
Koji se vrag upravo dogodio? ― What the hell just happened?

Nemoj ga smetati. Ljut je kao vrag. ― Don't bother him. He is angry as hell.

Declension

Declension of vrag

	singular	plural
nominative	vrȃg	vrȁgovi / vrȃzi
genitive	vraga	vragova / vraza
dative	vragu	vragovima / vrazima
accusative	vraga	vragove / vraze
vocative	vrȃže	vragovi / vrazi
locative	vragu	vragovima / vrazima
instrumental	vragom	vragovima / vrazima

Synonyms

đȁvao
(Bosnia) šéjtān
(Croatia) Sotòna
(Serbia) Satàna

Further reading

“vrag” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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