greben

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grebenь. Cognates include Czech hřeben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrêbeːn/
• Hyphenation: gre‧ben

Noun

grȅbēn m (Cyrillic spelling гре̏бе̄н)

1. reef
2. crest, range (of a mountain), particularly if steep
3. withers (of a horse)
4. (textiles) card

Declension

Declension of greben

	singular	plural
nominative	greben	grebeni
genitive	grebena	grebena
dative	grebenu	grebenima
accusative	greben	grebene
vocative	grebene	grebeni
locative	grebenu	grebenima
instrumental	grebenom	grebenima

Descendants

• Greek: Γρεβενά n pl (Grevená, “Grevena”)
• → Romanian: greabăn

Further reading

• “greben”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

greben (Cyrillic spelling гребен)

1. masculine singular passive past participle of grepsti

References

• Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969) Vojna topografija, Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *greby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛbéːn/

Noun

grebẹ̑n m

1. ridge

   gorski greben ― mountain ridge

   nosni greben ― nasal ridge

2. crest (of a wave)
3. comb (fleshy growth on the heads of some birds)

Derived terms

nouns

• grebenček
• grebenec

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

grébən (not comparable)

1. (rare) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Further reading

• “greben”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “greben”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references