Vrabec

See also: vrabec

English

Alternative forms

• Brabec, Brabetz, Wrabetz

Etymology

From Czech vrabec, Slovak vrabec, or Slovene vrabec, all meaning sparrow.

Proper noun

Vrabec

1. A surname.

Czech

Etymology

From vrabec (“sparrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvrabɛt͡s]

Proper noun

Vrabec m anim (female equivalent Vrabcová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Vrabec (soft masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	Vrabec	Vrabcové
genitive	Vrabce	Vrabců
dative	Vrabcovi	Vrabcům
accusative	Vrabce	Vrabce
vocative	Vrabče	Vrabcové
locative	Vrabcovi	Vrabcích
instrumental	Vrabcem	Vrabci

Further reading

• “Vrabec”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vrabet͡s/, [ˈʋrabet͡s]
• Rhymes: -abet͡s
• Hyphenation: Vra‧bec

Proper noun

Vrabec m pers (female equivalent Vrabecová or Vrabecová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Vrabec
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Vrabec	Vrabcovia	Vrabcovci
genitive	Vrabca	Vrabcov	Vrabcovcov
dative	Vrabcovi	Vrabcom	Vrabcovcom
accusative	Vrabca	Vrabcov	Vrabcovcov
locative	Vrabcovi	Vrabcoch	Vrabcovcoch
instrumental	Vrabcom	Vrabcami	Vrabcovcami

Further reading

• “Vrabec”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026