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Belarusian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic хлѣбъ ( xlěbŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ , from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz . Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 ( hlaifs ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
хлеб • (xljeb ) m inan (genitive хле́ба , nominative plural хлябы́ , genitive plural хлябо́ў )
bread , loaf
Declension
Declension of хлеб (inan hard masc-form accent-c )
1 Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
“хлеб ” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic хлѣбъ ( xlěbŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ , from Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 ( hlaifs ) (Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz ), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
хлеб • (xleb ) m inan (genitive хле́ба , nominative plural хле́бы , genitive plural хле́бов , relational adjective хле́бный , diminutive хле́бушек or хле́бец )
bread
loaf
( Saint Petersburg ) black bread , rye bread
Antonym: ( Saint Petersburg ) бу́лка ( búlka )
Declension
Noun
хлеб • (xleb ) m inan (genitive хле́ба , nominative plural хлеба́ , genitive plural хлебо́в , relational adjective хле́бный )
( usually in the plural ) grain
ве́тер колы́шет хлеба́ ― véter kolýšet xlebá ― the grain sways in the wind
( figurative ) food , subsistence , living (cf. breadwinner )
Раньше мы зарабатывали на хлеб , продавая яблоки. ― Ranʹše my zarabatyvali na xleb , prodavaja jabloki. ― We used to make a living by selling apples.
фотогра́фия — мой хлеб ― fotográfija — moj xleb ― photography is my living
Declension
Descendants
→ Mandarin: 列巴 ( lièbā ) > 大列巴 ( dàlièbā ) ( Northeastern Mandarin )
→ Russenorsk: klæba
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ , from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz . Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 ( hlaifs ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
хле̏б m (Latin spelling hlȅb , diminutive хлѐпчић , relational adjective хле̏бни )
bread
loaf (of bread)
circled shape of bread
Declension