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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grebenь.
Cognates include Czech hřeben.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrêbeːn/
- Hyphenation: gre‧ben
Noun
grȅbēn m (Cyrillic spelling гре̏бе̄н)
- reef
- crest, range (of a mountain), particularly if steep
- withers (of a horse)
- (textiles) card
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- “greben”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
greben (Cyrillic spelling гребен)
- masculine singular passive past participle of grepsti
References
- Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969) Vojna topografija, Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut
Slovene
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *greby.
Pronunciation
Noun
grebẹ̑n m
- ridge
- gorski greben ― mountain ridge
- nosni greben ― nasal ridge
- crest (of a wave)
- comb (fleshy growth on the heads of some birds)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Adjective
grébən (not comparable)
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Further reading