хребет

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian хребе́т (xrebét). Doublet of хръбе́т (hrǎbét), obsolete form of Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ (“back”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxrɛbɛt]

Noun

хре́бет • (hrébet) m

1. crest (of a wave or hill)
2. ridge, range (a chain of mountains)

Declension

Declension of хре́бет

	singular	plural
indefinite	хре́бет hrébet	хре́бети hrébeti
definite (subject form)	хре́бетът hrébetǎt	хре́бетите hrébetite
definite (object form)	хре́бета hrébeta
count form	—	хре́бета hrébeta

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Russian

Alternative forms

• хребе́тъ (xrebét) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xrʲɪˈbʲet]

• Audio

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Noun

хребе́т • (xrebét) m inan (genitive хребта́, nominative plural хребты́, genitive plural хребто́в, related adjective хребе́тный, diminutive хребе́тик)

1. spine, spinal column, backbone (also figuratively)
2. crest (of a wave or hill)
3. ridge, range (a chain of mountains)

   Аля́скинский хребе́т ― Aljáskinskij xrebét ― Alaska Range

Declension

Declension of хребе́т (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	хребе́т xrebét	хребты́ xrebtý
genitive	хребта́ xrebtá	хребто́в xrebtóv
dative	хребту́ xrebtú	хребта́м xrebtám
accusative	хребе́т xrebét	хребты́ xrebtý
instrumental	хребто́м xrebtóm	хребта́ми xrebtámi
prepositional	хребте́ xrebté	хребта́х xrebtáx

Related terms

• хребе́тный (xrebétnyj)

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xreˈbɛt]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

хребе́т • (xrebét) m inan (genitive хребта́, nominative plural хребти́, genitive plural хребті́в)

1. spine, spinal column, backbone (also figuratively)
2. crest (of a wave or hill)
3. ridge, range (a chain of mountains)

Declension

Declension of хребе́т (inan hard masc-form accent-b reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	хребе́т xrebét	хребти́ xrebtý
genitive	хребта́ xrebtá	хребті́в xrebtív
dative	хребто́ві, хребту́ xrebtóvi, xrebtú	хребта́м xrebtám
accusative	хребе́т xrebét	хребти́ xrebtý
instrumental	хребто́м xrebtóm	хребта́ми xrebtámy
locative	хребті́ xrebtí	хребта́х xrebtáx
vocative	хре́бте xrébte	хребти́ xrebtý

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “хребет”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “хребет”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)