hljeb

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• hlȅb (Ekavian)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʎêb/

Noun

hljȅb m (Cyrillic spelling хље̏б, diminutive hljèpčić)

1. (Bosnia, Serbia, regional Croatia) bread

   Synonym: (Croatia) krȕh

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

Declension

Declension of hljeb

	singular	plural
nominative	hljȅb	hljèbovi
genitive	hljeba	hljebova
dative	hljebu	hljebovima
accusative	hljeb	hljebove
vocative	hljebe	hljebovi
locative	hljebu	hljebovima
instrumental	hljebom	hljebovima

Derived terms

• uhljeb
• ùhljebiti / uhljebljívati