vrah

Czech

Etymology

Inherited 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 (velar masculine animate)
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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vrax]

Noun

vrah m anim (declension pattern of chlap, feminine vrahyňa)

  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

Further reading
  • “vrah”, 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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