hleb
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Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).
Pronunciation
Noun
hlȅb m (Cyrillic spelling хле̏б, diminutive hlèpčić, relational adjective hlȅbni)
Declension
Declension of hleb
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from a Germanic language. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).
Pronunciation
Noun
hlẹ̑b or hlȅb m inan
Usage notes
Note that kruh means bread and hleb is used as "a loaf of bread" (unlike other Slavic languages).
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 inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | hléb | ||
| gen. sing. | hléba | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
hléb | hléba | hlébi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
hléba | hlébov | hlébov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
hlébu | hléboma | hlébom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
hléb | hléba | hlébe |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
hlébu | hlébih | hlébih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
hlébom | hléboma | hlébi |
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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 inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | hlèb | ||
| gen. sing. | hléba | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
hlèb | hléba | hlébi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
hléba | hlébov | hlébov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
hlébu | hléboma | hlébom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
hlèb | hléba | hlébe |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
hlébu | hlébih | hlébih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
hlébom | hléboma | hlébi |
See also
Further reading
- “hleb”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024