Глеб

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• Hleb — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

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)

1. 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 Hljébaw
dative	Гле́бу Hljébu	Гле́бам Hljébam
accusative	Гле́ба Hljéba	Гле́баў Hljébaw
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 (Hljebawna)
• 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)

1. 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