гребен

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grebenь (n-stem), equivalent to греба́ (grebá, to comb) +‎ -ен (-en).

Noun

гре́бен (grébenm

  1. comb, hair-comb, curry-comb, hackle (toothed implement for grooming the hair)
  2. comb, crest, caruncle (of a bird)
  3. (physics) crest (of a wave)
  4. (geology) ridge, crest (of a mountain)
    Synonyms: би́ло (bílo), хре́бет (hrébet), хрид (hrid)
    Antonym: подно́жие (podnóžie)
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References

  • гребен¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гребен¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *grebьnъ. Equivalent to гре́ба (gréba, to rake, to row) +‎ -ен (-en).

Adjective

гре́бен (grében)

  1. (relational) rowing, paddling
    гре́бна ви́лкаgrébna vílkarowlock
    гре́бна ло́дкаgrébna lódkarowboat
    гре́бно колело́grébno kolelópaddle wheel
    гре́бно състеза́ниеgrébno sǎstezánieboat race, rowing race
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References

  • гребен²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гребен²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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  • Hyphenation: гре‧бен

Noun

гребен (grebenm

  1. crest, peak
  2. reef

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Participle

гребен (greben)

  1. masculine singular adjectival participle of гребе (grebe)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grebenь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrêbeːn/
  • Hyphenation: гре‧бен

Noun

гре̏бе̄н m (Latin spelling grȅbēn)

  1. reef
  2. crest, range (of a mountain), particularly if steep
  3. withers (of a horse)
  4. (textiles) card

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Further reading

References

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