hleb

• hljȅb (Ijekavian)

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

• IPA^(key): /xlêb/

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

1. bread

   Synonym: (Croatia) krȕh

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

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

• IPA^(key): /xléːp/, /xlɛ́p/

hlẹ̑b or hlȅb m inan

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

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

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

• krùh

• “hleb”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024