hŕba

See also: hrba

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъrba (“hump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦr̩ːba]

Noun

hŕba f (genitive singular hŕby, nominative plural hŕby, genitive plural hŕb, declension pattern of žena)

1. a lot, lots, plenty (of something)
2. pile, heap

Declension

Declension of hŕba

	singular	plural
nominative	hŕba	hŕby
genitive	hŕby	hŕb
dative	hŕbe	hŕbam
accusative	hŕbu	hŕby
locative	hŕbe	hŕbach
instrumental	hŕbou	hŕbami

Derived terms

• hŕbka
• hŕbočka (diminutive)

Further reading

• “hŕba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024