vrah

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech vrah (“enemy, murderer”), from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ (“foe, enemy”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wargás (“foe, enemy”). Cognates include Russian враг (vrag, “enemy”), a false friend.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvrax]

Noun

vrah m anim (feminine vražedkyně)

  1. murderer

Declension
Declension of vrah
singular plural
nominative vrah vrazi, vrahové
genitive vraha vrahů
dative vrahovi, vrahu vrahům
accusative vraha vrahy
vocative vrahu vrazi, vrahové
locative vrahovi, vrahu vrazích
instrumental vrahem vrahy

Derived terms

Further reading
  • vrah in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • vrah in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • vrah in Internetová jazyková příručka

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorgъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vrax]

Noun

vrah m (genitive singular vraha, nominative plural vrahovia, genitive plural vrahov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. murderer

Declension
Declension of vrah
singular plural
nominative vrah vrahovia
genitive vraha vrahov
dative vrahovi vrahom
accusative vraha vrahov
locative vrahovi vrahoch
instrumental vrahom vrahmi

Derived terms
  • vrahyňa

Further reading
  • vrah in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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