vrabec

Czech

Alternative forms

• brabec (dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorbь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvrabɛt͡s]
• Rhymes: -abɛts
• Hyphenation: vra‧bec

Noun

vrabec m anim

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Derived terms

• jít s kanónem na vrabce
• lepší vrabec v hrsti nežli holub na střeše

Further reading

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorbь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvrabɛt͡s/

Noun

vrabec m

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Declension

Declension of vrabec

	singular	plural
nominative	vrabec	vrabce
genitive	vrabca	vrabcov
dative	vrabcovi	vrabcom
accusative	vrabca	vrabce
locative	vrabcovi	vrabcoch
instrumental	vrabcom	vrabcami

Derived terms

• vrabčí, vrabčací
• vrabček

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, 2024

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorbь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋràːbət͡s/

Noun

vrábəc m anim

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Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	vrábec
gen. sing.	vrábca
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	vrábec	vrábca	vrábci
genitive (rodȋlnik)	vrábca	vrábcev	vrábcev
dative (dajȃlnik)	vrábcu	vrábcema	vrábcem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	vrábec	vrábca	vrábce
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	vrábcu	vrábcih	vrábcih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	vrábcem	vrábcema	vrábci

Further reading

• “vrabec”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran