hljeb
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xʎêb/
Noun
hljȅb m inan (Cyrillic spelling хље̏б, diminutive hljèpčić)
- (Bosnia, Serbia, regional Croatia) bread
- Synonym: (Croatia) krȕh
- loaf (of bread)
- circled shape of bread
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hljȅb | hljèbovi |
| genitive | hljeba | hljebova |
| dative | hljebu | hljebovima |
| accusative | hljeb | hljebove |
| vocative | hljebe | hljebovi |
| locative | hljebu | hljebovima |
| instrumental | hljebom | hljebovima |
Derived terms
- uhljeb
- ùhljebiti, uhljebljívati