Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wrak, probably from Old Saxon *wrak, derived from wrekan. Compare English wrack, German Wrack and Swedish vrak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vraːv/, [vʁɑːˀw]

Noun

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vrag n (singular definite vraget, plural indefinite vrag)

  1. shipwreck
  2. wreck

Inflection

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Declension of vrag
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vrag vraget vrag vragene
genitive vrags vragets vrags vragenes

Synonyms

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wargás.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vrȃg m (Cyrillic spelling вра̑г, diminutive vràžić)

  1. devil
  2. (intensifier) hell (used as an intensifier in sentences that grammatically require a noun)
    Koji se vrag upravo dogodio?What the hell just happened?
    Nemoj ga smetati. Ljut je kao vrag.Don't bother him. He is angry as hell.

Declension

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Declension of vrag
singular plural
nominative vrȃg vrȁgovi / vrȃzi
genitive vrȃga vrȁgōvā / vrȃza
dative vrȃgu vrȁgovima / vrȃzima
accusative vrȃga vrȁgove / vrȃze
vocative vrȃže vrȁgovi / vrȃzi
locative vrȃgu vrȁgovima / vrȃzima
instrumental vrȃgom vrȁgovima / vrȃzima

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Further reading

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  • vrag”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025