hleb

== Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === hljȅb (Ijekavian) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xlêb/ === Noun === hlȅb m inan (Cyrillic spelling хле̏б, relational adjective hlȅbni, diminutive hlèpčić) (Ekavian) bread Synonym: (Croatia) krȕh loaf (of bread) circled shape of bread ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “хљеб”, in Raskovnik [Dictionary portal Raskovnik of the Institute for the Serbian Language, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts] (in Serbo-Croatian), http://raskovnik.org, 2015–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from a Germanic language. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xléːp/, /xlɛ́p/ === Noun === hlẹ̑b or hlȅb m inan (literary) loaf (of bread) (literary) lump, piece (of anything else) (dated) bread generally ==== Usage notes ==== Note that kruh means bread and hleb is used as "a loaf of bread" (unlike other Slavic languages). ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== krùh hlebček === Further reading === “hleb”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026