hríb

See also: hrib, Hríb, and hřib

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gribъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦriːp], (in bound positions except before unvoiced consonants) [ˈɦriːb]
• Rhymes: -iːp

Noun

hríb m inan

1. fungus belonging to the family Boletaceae, especially to the genus Boletus
2. (colloquial) edible mushroom in general
3. anything resembling the shape of a mushroom, e.g. darning mushroom, mushroom cloud

Declension

Declension of hríb

	singular	plural
nominative	hríb	hríby
genitive	hríba	hríbov
dative	hríbu	hríbom
accusative	hríb	hríby
locative	hríbe	hríboch
instrumental	hríbom	hríbmi

Derived terms

• hríbový, hríbikový, hríbovitý, hríbovito
• hríbik, hríbček, hríbisko
• hríbar ~ hríbár, hríbarka ~ hríbárka, hríbarský ~ hríbársky, hríbarstvo ~ hríbárstvo
• hríbovité
• hríbnik, hríbovec, hríbovník
• suchohríb, tmavohríb, zlatohríb
• Hríb, Hríbová
• starý hríb (“elderly person who behaves like a young man”, ironic)
• atómový hríb
• hríb na štopkanie

Further reading

• “hríb”, 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