vrabac

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• brabac
• rabac

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorbьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋrǎːbat͡s/
• Hyphenation: vra‧bac

Noun

vrábac m (Cyrillic spelling вра́бац, diminutive vràpčić)

1. sparrow (bird)

Declension

Declension of vrabac

	singular	plural
nominative	vrábac	vrápci
genitive	vrápca	vrȃbācā
dative	vrapcu	vrapcima
accusative	vrapca	vrapce
vocative	vrapče	vrapci
locative	vrapcu	vrapcima
instrumental	vrapcem	vrapcima

Derived terms

• bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na grani

References

• “vrabac”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024