гребен

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grebenь (n-stem), equivalent to греба́ (grebá, “to comb”) +‎ -ен (-en).

Noun

гре́бен • (grében) m

  1. comb, hair-comb, curry-comb, hackle (toothed implement for grooming the hair)
  2. comb, crest, caruncle (of a bird)
  3. (physics) crest (of a wave)
  4. (geology) ridge, crest (of a mountain)
    Synonyms: би́ло (bílo), хре́бет (hrébet), хрид (hrid)
    Antonym: подно́жие (podnóžie)
Declension
Declension of гре́бен
singular plural
indefinite гре́бен
grében 		гре́бени
grébeni
definite
(subject form) 		гре́бенът
grébenǎt 		гре́бените
grébenite
definite
(object form) 		гре́бена
grébena
count form — гре́бена
grébena

References

  • “гребен¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “гребен¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *grebьnъ. Equivalent to гре́ба (gréba, “to rake, to row”) +‎ -ен (-en).

Adjective

гре́бен • (grében)

  1. (relational) rowing, paddling
    гре́бна ви́лка ― grébna vílka ― rowlock
    гре́бна ло́дка ― grébna lódka ― rowboat
    гре́бно колело́ ― grébno koleló ― paddle wheel
    гре́бно състеза́ние ― grébno sǎstezánie ― boat race, rowing race
Declension
Declension of гре́бен (no comparative)
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite гре́бен
grében 		гре́бна
grébna 		гре́бно
grébno 		гре́бни
grébni
definite
(subject form) 		гре́бният
grébnijat 		гре́бната
grébnata 		гре́бното
grébnoto 		гре́бните
grébnite
definite
(object form) 		гре́бния
grébnija

References

  • “гребен²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “гребен²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Noun

гребен • (greben) m

  1. crest, peak
  2. reef

Declension

Declension of гребен
singular plural
indefinite гребен (greben) гребени (grebeni)
definite unspecified гребенот (grebenot) гребените (grebenite)
definite proximal гребенов (grebenov) гребениве (grebenive)
definite distal гребенон (grebenon) гребенине (grebenine)
vocative гребену (grebenu) гребени (grebeni)
count form — гребена (grebena)

Participle

гребен • (greben)

  1. masculine singular adjectival participle of гребе (grebe)

Declension

Declension of гребен
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite гребен (greben) гребена (grebena) гребено (grebeno) гребени (grebeni)
definite unspecified гребениот (grebeniot) гребената (grebenata) гребеното (grebenoto) гребените (grebenite)
definite proximal гребениов (grebeniov) гребенава (grebenava) гребеново (grebenovo) гребениве (grebenive)
definite distal гребенион (grebenion) гребенана (grebenana) гребеноно (grebenono) гребенине (grebenine)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grebenь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrêbeːn/
  • Hyphenation: гре‧бен

Noun

гре̏бе̄н m (Latin spelling grȅbēn)

  1. reef
  2. crest, range (of a mountain), particularly if steep
  3. withers (of a horse)
  4. (textiles) card

Declension

Declension of гребен
singular plural
nominative гребен гребени
genitive гребена гребена
dative гребену гребенима
accusative гребен гребене
vocative гребене гребени
locative гребену гребенима
instrumental гребеном гребенима

Further reading

  • “гребен”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

References

  • Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969) Vojna topografija, Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut
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