гребінь

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Ukrainian

comb
cockscomb

Etymology

From Old Ukrainian гребень (hrebenʹ), from Old East Slavic гребень (grebenĭ), from Proto-Slavic *greby.

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Noun

гре́бінь (hrébinʹm inan (genitive гре́беня or гре́бня, nominative plural гре́бені or гре́бні, genitive plural гре́бенів or гре́бнів, diminutive гребіне́ць)

  1. comb (for combing hair)
  2. comb, crest (growth on top of the head of some birds and other animals)
  3. cockscomb
  4. crest, ridge (of waves or a mountain range, etc)
  5. Toothed wooden stand used in the hand spinning of yarn.

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