воробей

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorbьjь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vərɐˈbʲej]
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Noun

воробе́й • (vorobéj) m anim (genitive воробья́, nominative plural воробьи́, genitive plural воробьёв, relational adjective воробьи́ный, diminutive воро́бушек or воро́бышек)

  1. sparrow

Declension
Declension of воробе́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-b reduc) 
singular plural
nominative воробе́й
vorobéj		 воробьи́
vorobʹí
genitive воробья́
vorobʹjá		 воробьёв
vorobʹjóv
dative воробью́
vorobʹjú		 воробья́м
vorobʹjám
accusative воробья́
vorobʹjá		 воробьёв
vorobʹjóv
instrumental воробьём
vorobʹjóm		 воробья́ми
vorobʹjámi
prepositional воробье́
vorobʹjé		 воробья́х
vorobʹjáx
Pre-reform declension of воробе́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-b reduc) 
singular plural
nominative воробе́й
vorobéj		 воробьи́
vorobʹí
genitive воробья́
vorobʹjá		 воробьёвъ
vorobʹjóv
dative воробью́
vorobʹjú		 воробья́мъ
vorobʹjám
accusative воробья́
vorobʹjá		 воробьёвъ
vorobʹjóv
instrumental воробьёмъ
vorobʹjóm		 воробья́ми
vorobʹjámi
prepositional воробьѣ́
vorobʹjě́		 воробья́хъ
vorobʹjáx

Descendants
  • → Yakut: барабыай (barabıay)

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “воробей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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