galeb
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ga̋lębь, an ablauted version of *golǫbь (“pigeon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gȁlēb m (Cyrillic spelling га̏ле̄б)
Declension
Declension of galeb
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | galeb | galebovi |
| genitive | galeba | galebova |
| dative | galebu | galebovima |
| accusative | galeba | galebove |
| vocative | galebe | galebovi |
| locative | galebu | galebovima |
| instrumental | galebom | galebovima |
Slovene
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian gȁlēb (“gull”), from Proto-Slavic *ga̋lębь, an ablauted version of *golǫbь (“pigeon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
galẹ̑b m anim
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | galéb | ||
| gen. sing. | galéba | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
galéb | galéba | galébi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
galéba | galébov | galébov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
galébu | galéboma | galébom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
galéba | galéba | galébe |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
galébu | galébih | galébih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
galébom | galéboma | galébi |
Further reading
- “galeb”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran