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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *greby. Cognate with Czech hřeben.
Pronunciation
Noun
hrebeň m inan (related adjective hrebeňový, diminutive hrebienok or hrebenček, augmentative hrebenisko)
- ridge
- comb (implement for combing hair)
- comb (fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds)
Declension
Declension of
hrebeň (pattern
stroj)
Further reading
- “hrebeň”, 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, 2003–2024