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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žerbьcь, from *žerbę, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ-. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę), Bulgarian жребе́ц (žrebéc). Compare Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, baby, foetus).

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  • IPA(key): [ʐɨrʲɪˈbʲet͡s]
  • (file)

Noun edit

жеребе́ц (žerebécm anim (genitive жеребца́, nominative plural жеребцы́, genitive plural жеребцо́в)

  1. stallion, stud horse
  2. stud (sexually active and attractive man)

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