Глеб
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old East Slavic Гълѣбъ (Gŭlěbŭ), from Old Norse Guðleifr (literally “god's heir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɣlʲep]
Proper noun
Глеб • (Hljeb) m pers (genitive Гле́ба, nominative plural Гле́бы, genitive plural Гле́баў)
- a male given name, Gleb
- 1916, Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski, editor, Rodnyje zierniaty, Wilno: Homan, page 214:
- U Połacku kniažyŭ Dawid, u Minsku — Hleb; jakije udzieły mieli druhije braty, niewiadoma.
- Prince David ruled in Połack, and Hleb ruled in Minsk; the lands held by the other brothers are unknown.
Declension
Declension of Глеб (pr hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Глеб Hljeb |
Гле́бы Hljéby |
| genitive | Гле́ба Hljéba |
Гле́баў Hljébaŭ |
| dative | Гле́бу Hljébu |
Гле́бам Hljébam |
| accusative | Гле́ба Hljéba |
Гле́баў Hljébaŭ |
| instrumental | Гле́бам Hljébam |
Гле́бамі Hljébami |
| locative | Гле́бе Hljébje |
Гле́бах Hljébax |
| count form | — | Гле́бы1 Hljéby1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
- Глебавіч (Hljebavič)
- Глебаўна (Hljebaŭna)
- Глебік (Hljebik)
- Глебка (Hljebka)
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic Гълѣбъ (Gŭlěbŭ), from Old Norse Guðleifr (literally “god's heir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡlʲep]
Proper noun
Глеб • (Gleb) m anim (genitive Гле́ба, nominative plural Гле́бы, genitive plural Гле́бов)
- a male given name, Gleb
Declension
Declension of Глеб (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Гле́б Gléb |
Гле́бы Gléby |
| genitive | Гле́ба Gléba |
Гле́бов Glébov |
| dative | Гле́бу Glébu |
Гле́бам Glébam |
| accusative | Гле́ба Gléba |
Гле́бов Glébov |
| instrumental | Гле́бом Glébom |
Гле́бами Glébami |
| prepositional | Гле́бе Glébe |
Гле́бах Glébax |