хрибет

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak chrbet, *chribet, from Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn хырбет (xŷrbet) and Slovak chrbát.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxribɛt]
• Rhymes: -ibɛt
• Hyphenation: хри‧бет

Noun

хрибет (xribet) m inan (diminutive хрибецик, related adjective хрибтов)

1. (anatomy) back

   з хрибта; од хрибта ― z xribta; od xribta ― from behind (literally, “from the back”)

   бешедовац дакому за хрибтом ― bešedovac dakomu za xribtom ― to talk about someone behind their back

   лєжац на хрибце ― lježac na xribce ― to lie on one's back

   плїванє на хрибце ― pljivanje na xribce ― backstroke (literally, “swimming on one's back”)

2. hump, humpback
3. back, backrest (of a chair or bench)

Declension

Declension of хрибет

	singular	plural
nominative	хрибет xribet	хрибти xribti
genitive	хрибта xribta	хрибтох xribtox
dative	хрибту xribtu	хрибтом xribtom
accusative	хрибет xribet	хрибти xribti
instrumental	хрибтом xribtom	хрибтами xribtami
locative	хрибце xribce	хрибтох xribtox
vocative	хрибту xribtu	хрибти xribti

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “хрибет”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “back”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 33