жлеб

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *želbъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒlɛp]

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Noun

жлеб • (žleb) m

1. prolonged groove, furrow

   Synonyms: дъ́лбей (dǎ́lbej), у́лей (úlej)

2. (figurative, colloquial) couloir (steep gorge)

Declension

Declension of жлеб

	singular	plural
indefinite	жлеб žleb	жле́бове žlébove
definite (subject form)	жле́бът žlébǎt	жле́бовете žlébovete
definite (object form)	жле́ба žléba
count form	—	жле́ба žléba

Alternative forms

• жляб (žljab) — obsolete

Derived terms

• жле́бя се (žlébja se, “to grin, to grump, to make face expressions”) (dialectal)
• жлеби́на (žlebína, “muzzle, gorge; jaw”)
• жлеба́к (žlebák, “one with hooked mouth”) (colloquial)
• жле́бен (žlében, “grooved”)
• жлеба́в (žlebáv, “hooked, notched”)

Related terms

• гълби́ца (gǎlbíca, “type of wild duck”) (dialectal, possibly)

References

• “жлеб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “жлеб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želbъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒlɛp]

Noun

жлеб • (žleb) m (diminutive жлепче)

1. groove, socket

Declension

Declension of жлеб

	singular	plural
indefinite	жлеб (žleb)	жлебови (žlebovi)
definite unspecified	жлебот (žlebot)	жлебовите (žlebovite)
definite proximal	жлебов (žlebov)	жлебовиве (žlebovive)
definite distal	жлебон (žlebon)	жлебовине (žlebovine)
vocative	жлебу (žlebu)	жлебови (žlebovi)
count form	—	жлеба (žleba)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• жлије̑б (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želbъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒlêːb/

Noun

жле̑б m (Latin spelling žlȇb)

1. groove, flute
2. gutter
3. drainpipe, downspout

Declension

Declension of жлеб

	singular	plural
nominative	жле̑б	жле̏бови
genitive	жлеба	жлебова
dative	жлебу	жлебовима
accusative	жлеб	жлебове
vocative	жлебе	жлебови
locative	жлебу	жлебовима
instrumental	жлебом	жлебовима