greben

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grebenь. Cognates include Czech hřeben.

• IPA^(key): /ɡrêbeːn/
• Hyphenation: gre‧ben

grȅbēn m inan (Cyrillic spelling гре̏бе̄н)

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

• Greek: Γρεβενά n pl (Grevená, “Grevena”)
• → Romanian: greabăn

• “greben”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

greben (Cyrillic spelling гребен)

1. masculine singular passive past participle of grepsti

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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *greby.

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛbéːn/

grebẹ̑n m inan

1. ridge

   gorski greben ― mountain ridge

   nosni greben ― nasal ridge

2. crest (of a wave)
3. comb (fleshy growth on the heads of some birds)

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grébən (not comparable)

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• “greben”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “greben”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references