Hríb
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Slovak
Etymology
From hríb (“mushroom”, common noun). It is an inherited nickname of an ancestor referring to his or her occupation, significant activity (i.e. collecting mushrooms), favourite food or characteristic physical mark of the person or the dwelling-place.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hríb m anim
- a Slovak surname transferred from the nickname being most frequent in Martin District, Slovakia
Declension
Declension of Hríb
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hríb | Hríbovia • Hríbovci |
| genitive | Hríba | Hríbov • Hríbovcov |
| dative | Hríbovi | Hríbom • Hríbovcom |
| accusative | Hríba | Hríbov • Hríbovcov |
| locative | Hríbovi | Hríboch • Hríbovcoch |
| instrumental | Hríbom | Hríbmi • Hríbovcami |
* The first plural form is used in case of more nonrelated persons with the same surname. The second one stands for the members of a family with the given surname. The latter one can be substituted by the singular phrase rodina Hríbová.
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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