Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hlȅb m (Cyrillic spelling хле̏б, diminutive hlèpčić, relational adjective hlȅbni)

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

Declension edit

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xléːp/, /xlɛ́p/

Noun edit

hlẹ̑b or hlȅb m inan

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

Usage notes edit

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

Inflection edit

 
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. hléb
gen. sing. hléba
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
hléb hléba hlébi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
hléba hlébov hlébov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
hlébu hléboma hlébom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
hléb hléba hlébe
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
hlébu hlébih hlébih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
hlébom hléboma hlébi
 
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. hlèb
gen. sing. hléba
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
hlèb hléba hlébi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
hléba hlébov hlébov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
hlébu hléboma hlébom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
hlèb hléba hlébe
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
hlébu hlébih hlébih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
hlébom hléboma hlébi

See also edit

Further reading edit

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