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Хліб
 
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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic хлѣбъ (xlěbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xlʲib]
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Noun

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хліб (xlibm inan (genitive хлі́ба, nominative plural хліба́ or хліби́, genitive plural хлібі́в)

  1. (usually in the plural) cereal, crops or cultures (rye, wheat, etc.)
  2. (usually in the singular) unthreshed grain
  3. (usually in the singular) harvest (of grain)
    • 1905, Panas Myrny, Сон[1], archived from the original on 2017-05-14:
      Гуртом землю обробляємо, гуртом хліб збираємо та в громадські магазеї засипаємо, поки перемелемо [] .
      Hurtom zemlju obrobljajemo, hurtom xlib zbyrajemo ta v hromadsʹki mahazeji zasypajemo, poky peremelemo [] .
      Together we work the land, together we gather in the grain harvest and pour it into the communal grain stores until we grind it [] .

Declension

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Noun

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хліб (xlibm inan (genitive хлі́ба, nominative plural хліби́, genitive plural хлібі́в, relational adjective хлі́бний)

  1. bread (baked)
  2. (in the singular) grain (used to produce flour)

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