vrag

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vraːv/, [vʁɑːˀw]

Noun

vrag n (singular definite vraget, plural indefinite vrag)

1. shipwreck
2. wreck

Inflection

Declension of vrag

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

Synonyms

• (shipwreck): skibsvrag

Related terms

• vrage

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋrâːɡ/

Noun

vrȃg m anim (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

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

Synonyms

• đȁvao
• (Bosnia) šéjtān
• (Croatia) Sotòna
• (Serbia) Satàna

Further reading

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