хлеб

See also: хљеб

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic хлѣбъ (xlěbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

1. bread, loaf

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Russian

Alternative forms

• хлѣбъ (xlěb) (Pre-reform orthography (1918))

Etymology

From Old East Slavic хлѣбъ (xlěbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xlʲep]

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Noun

хлеб • (xleb) m inan (genitive хле́ба, nominative plural хле́бы, genitive plural хле́бов)

1. bread
2. (figurative) living

   фотогра́фия — мой хлеб ― fotográfija — moj xleb ― photography is my living

3. loaf
4. (Saint Petersburg) black bread

Declension

Declension of хлеб (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	хле́б xléb	хле́бы xléby
genitive	хле́ба xléba	хле́бов xlébov
dative	хле́бу xlébu	хле́бам xlébam
accusative	хле́б xléb	хле́бы xléby
instrumental	хле́бом xlébom	хле́бами xlébami
prepositional	хле́бе xlébe	хле́бах xlébax

Antonyms

• (Saint Petersburg) бу́лка (búlka)

Noun

хлеб • (xleb) m inan (genitive хле́ба, nominative plural хлеба́, genitive plural хлебо́в)

1. grain

Declension

Declension of хлеб (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	хле́б xléb	хлеба́△ xlebá△
genitive	хле́ба xléba	хлебо́в xlebóv
dative	хле́бу xlébu	хлеба́м xlebám
accusative	хле́б xléb	хлеба́△ xlebá△
instrumental	хле́бом xlébom	хлеба́ми xlebámi
prepositional	хле́бе xlébe	хлеба́х xlebáx

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Derived terms

• хле́бный (xlébnyj)

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• хље̏б (Ijekavian)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xlêb/

Noun

хле̏б m (Latin spelling hlȅb)

1. bread
2. loaf (of bread)
3. circled shape of bread

Declension

Declension of хлеб

	singular	plural
nominative	хле̏б	хлѐбови
genitive	хлеба	хлебова
dative	хлебу	хлебовима
accusative	хлеб	хлебове
vocative	хлебе	хлебови
locative	хлебу	хлебовима
instrumental	хлебом	хлебовима

Derived terms

• хлѐпчић