greben

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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)

  1. reef
  2. crest, range (of a mountain), particularly if steep
  3. withers (of a horse)
  4. (textiles) card
Declension
Declension of greben
singular plural
nominative greben grebeni
genitive grebena grebena
dative grebenu grebenima
accusative greben grebene
vocative grebene grebeni
locative grebenu grebenima
instrumental grebenom grebenima
Descendants
  • Greek: Γρεβενά n pl (Grevená, “Grevena”)
  • → Romanian: greabăn

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)

  1. masculine singular passive past participle of grepsti

References

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

Slovene

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *greby.

Pronunciation

Noun

grebẹ̑n m

  1. ridge
    gorski greben ― mountain ridge
    nosni greben ― nasal ridge
  2. crest (of a wave)
  3. comb (fleshy growth on the heads of some birds)
Derived terms
nouns

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

grébən (not comparable)

  1. (rare) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Further reading

  • “greben”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “greben”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references
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