hřbet

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See also: hrbet

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech chřbet, from Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hřbet

Noun

hřbet m inan

  1. back, ridge
    Synonym: záda
  2. spine (bound edge of a book)

Declension

Declension of hřbet (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative hřbet hřbety
genitive hřbetu hřbetů
dative hřbetu hřbetům
accusative hřbet hřbety
vocative hřbete hřbety
locative hřbetě, hřbetu hřbetech
instrumental hřbetem hřbety

Further reading

  • “hřbet”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “hřbet”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “hřbet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɣr̝bɛt/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɦr̝bɛt/

Noun

hřbet m inan

  1. Alternative form of chřbet

Declension

Declension of hřbet (hard o-stem irreg-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative hřbet hřebty hřebti, hřebtové
genitive hřebta, hřebtu hřebtú hřebtóv
dative hřebtu hřebtoma hřebtóm
accusative hřbet hřebty hřebty
vocative hřebte hřebty hřebti, hřebtové
locative hřebtě, hřebtu hřebtú hřebtiech
instrumental hřebtem hřebtoma hřebty
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Declension of hřbet (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative hřbet hřbety hřbeti, hřbetové
genitive hřbeta, hřbetu hřbetú hřbetóv
dative hřbetu hřbetoma hřbetóm
accusative hřbet hřbety hřbety
vocative hřbete hřbety hřbeti, hřbetové
locative hřbetě, hřbetu hřbetú hřbetiech
instrumental hřbetem hřbetoma hřbety
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

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