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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *želbъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
жлеб • (žleb) m
- prolonged groove, furrow
- Synonyms: дъ́лбей (dǎ́lbej), у́лей (úlej)
- (figurative, colloquial) couloir (steep gorge)
Declension
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- жле́бя се (žlébja se, “to grin, to grump, to make face expressions”) (dialectal)
- жлеби́на (žlebína, “muzzle, gorge; jaw”)
- жлеба́к (žlebák, “one with hooked mouth”) (colloquial)
- жле́бен (žlében, “grooved”)
- жлеба́в (žlebáv, “hooked, notched”)
Related terms
- гълби́ца (gǎlbíca, “type of wild duck”) (dialectal, possibly)
References
- “жлеб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “жлеб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želbъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
жлеб • (žleb) m (diminutive жлепче)
- groove, socket
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želbъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
жле̑б m (Latin spelling žlȇb)
- groove, flute
- gutter
- drainpipe, downspout
Declension