See also: Гребен

Bulgarian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrɛbɛn]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grebenь (n-stem), equivalent to греба́ (grebá, to comb) +‎ -ен (-en).

Noun edit

гре́бен (grébenm

  1. comb, hair-comb, curry-comb, hackle (toothed implement for grooming the hair)
  2. comb, crest, caruncle (of a bird)
  3. (physics) crest (of a wave)
  4. (geology) ridge, crest (of a mountain)
    Synonyms: би́ло (bílo), хре́бет (hrébet), хрид (hrid)
    Antonym: подно́жие (podnóžie)
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Related terms edit

References edit

  • гребен¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гребен¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Slavic *grebьnъ. Equivalent to гре́ба (gréba, to rake, to row) +‎ -ен (-en).

Adjective edit

гре́бен (grében)

  1. (relational) rowing, paddling
    гре́бна ви́лкаgrébna vílkarowlock
    гре́бна ло́дкаgrébna lódkarowboat
    гре́бно колело́grébno kolelópaddle wheel
    гре́бно състеза́ниеgrébno sǎstezánieboat race, rowing race
Declension edit
Related terms edit

References edit

  • гребен²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гребен²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrɛbɛn]
  • Hyphenation: гре‧бен

Noun edit

гребен (grebenm

  1. crest, peak
  2. reef

Declension edit

Participle edit

гребен (greben)

  1. masculine singular adjectival participle of гребе (grebe)

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grebenь.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡrêbeːn/
  • Hyphenation: гре‧бен

Noun edit

гре̏бе̄н m (Latin spelling grȅbēn)

  1. reef
  2. crest, range (of a mountain), particularly if steep
  3. withers (of a horse)
  4. (textiles) card

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Further reading edit

References edit

  • Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969) Vojna topografija, Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut