hleb

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from a Germanic language. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs) and German Laib.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xlêb/

Noun

hlȅb m (Cyrillic spelling хле̏б)

  1. bread
    Synonym: (Croatia) krȕh
  2. loaf (of bread)
  3. circled shape of bread

Declension
Declension of hleb
singular plural
nominative hlȅb hlèbovi
genitive hleba hlebova
dative hlebu hlebovima
accusative hleb hlebove
vocative hlebe hlebovi
locative hlebu hlebovima
instrumental hlebom hlebovima

Derived terms

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from a Germanic language. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xléːp/, /xlɛ́p/

Noun

hlẹ̑b or hlȅb m inan

  1. (literary) loaf (of bread)
  2. (literary) lump, piece (of anything else)
  3. (dated) bread generally

Usage notes

Note that kruh means bread and hleb is used as "a loaf of bread" (unlike other Slavic languages).

Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. hléb
gen. sing. hléba
singular dual plural
nominative hléb hléba hlébi
accusative hléb hléba hlébe
genitive hléba hlébov hlébov
dative hlébu hléboma hlébom
locative hlébu hlébih hlébih
instrumental hlébom hléboma hlébi
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. hlèb
gen. sing. hléba
singular dual plural
nominative hlèb hléba hlébi
accusative hlèb hléba hlébe
genitive hléba hlébov hlébov
dative hlébu hléboma hlébom
locative hlébu hlébih hlébih
instrumental hlébom hléboma hlébi

See also

Further reading
  • “hleb”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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