hrbat

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ. Not related to Serbo-Croatian gȑba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xr̂bat/
  • Hyphenation: hr‧bat

Noun

hȑbat m inan (Cyrillic spelling хр̏бат)

  1. spine, backbone
  2. ridge, crest (hill, mountain, wave)
  3. spine (narrow, bound edge of a book)

Declension

Declension of hrbat
singular plural
nominative hȑbat hȑpti / hrptovi
genitive hȑpta hȑbātā / hr̀ptōvā
dative hrptu hrptima / hrptovima
accusative hrbat hrpte / hrptove
vocative hrpte hrpti / hrptovi
locative hrptu hrptima / hrptovima
instrumental hrptom hrptima / hrptovima

Further reading

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