хребет

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian хребе́т (xrebét). Doublet of хръбе́т (hrǎbét), obsolete form of Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ (back).

Pronunciation

Noun

хре́бет (hrébetm

  1. crest (of a wave or hill)
  2. ridge, range (a chain of mountains)

Declension

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ.

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Noun

хребе́т (xrebétm inan (genitive хребта́, nominative plural хребты́, genitive plural хребто́в, relational adjective хребе́тный, diminutive хребе́тик)

  1. spine, spinal column, backbone (also figuratively)
  2. crest (of a wave or hill)
  3. ridge, range (a chain of mountains)
    Аля́скинский хребе́тAljáskinskij xrebétAlaska Range

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

хребе́т (xrebétm inan (genitive хребта́, nominative plural хребти́, genitive plural хребті́в, relational adjective хребе́тний)

  1. spine, spinal column, backbone (also figuratively)
  2. crest (of a wave or hill)
  3. ridge, range (a chain of mountains)

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