Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ. Not related to Serbo-Croatian gȑba.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xr̂bat/
  • Hyphenation: hr‧bat

Noun edit

hȑbat m (Cyrillic spelling хр̏бат)

  1. spine, backbone
  2. ridge, crest (hill, mountain, wave)
  3. spine (narrow, bound edge of a book)

Declension edit