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 (Cyrillic spelling хле̏б, diminutive hlèpčić, relational adjective hlȅbni)

1. bread

   Synonym: (Croatia) krȕh

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

Declension

Declension of hleb

	singular	plural
nominative	hlȅb	hlèbovi
genitive	hleba	hlebova
dative	hlebu	hlebovima
accusative	hleb	hlebove
vocative	hlebe	hlebovi
locative	hlebu	hlebovima
instrumental	hlebom	hlebovima

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, 2015–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from a Germanic language. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xléːp/, /xlɛ́p/

Noun

hlẹ̑b or hlȅb m inan

1. (literary) loaf (of bread)
2. (literary) lump, piece (of anything else)
3. (dated) bread generally

Usage notes

Note that kruh means bread and hleb is used as "a loaf of bread" (unlike other Slavic languages).

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	hléb
gen. sing.	hléba
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	hléb	hléba	hlébi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	hléba	hlébov	hlébov
dative (dajȃlnik)	hlébu	hléboma	hlébom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	hléb	hléba	hlébe
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	hlébu	hlébih	hlébih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	hlébom	hléboma	hlébi

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	hlèb
gen. sing.	hléba
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	hlèb	hléba	hlébi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	hléba	hlébov	hlébov
dative (dajȃlnik)	hlébu	hléboma	hlébom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	hlèb	hléba	hlébe
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	hlébu	hlébih	hlébih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	hlébom	hléboma	hlébi

See also

• krùh
• hlebček

Further reading

• “hleb”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025