hleb

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xlêb/

Noun

hlȅb m inan (Cyrillic spelling хле̏б, relational adjective hlȅbni, diminutive hlèpčić)

  1. bread
    Synonym: (Croatia) krȕh
  2. loaf (of bread)
  3. circled shape of bread

Declension

Declension of hleb
singular plural
nominative hlȅb hlèbovi
genitive hleba hlebova
dative hlebu hlebovima
accusative hleb hlebove
vocative hlebe hlebovi
locative hlebu hlebovima
instrumental hlebom hlebovima

Further reading

  • “хљеб”, in Raskovnik [Dictionary portal Raskovnik of the Institute for the Serbian Language, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts] (in Serbo-Croatian), http://raskovnik.org, 2015–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from a Germanic language. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xléːp/, /xlɛ́p/

Noun

hlẹ̑b or hlȅb m inan

  1. (literary) loaf (of bread)
  2. (literary) lump, piece (of anything else)
  3. (dated) bread generally

Usage notes

Note that kruh means bread and hleb is used as "a loaf of bread" (unlike other Slavic languages).

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. hléb
gen. sing. hléba
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		hléb hléba hlébi
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		hléba hlébov hlébov
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		hlébu hléboma hlébom
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		hléb hléba hlébe
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		hlébu hlébih hlébih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		hlébom hléboma hlébi
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. hlèb
gen. sing. hléba
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		hlèb hléba hlébi
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		hléba hlébov hlébov
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		hlébu hléboma hlébom
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		hlèb hléba hlébe
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		hlébu hlébih hlébih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		hlébom hléboma hlébi

See also

Further reading

  • “hleb”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
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