жлеб

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *želbъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʒlʲɛp]

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

References
  • жлеб in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • жлеб in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Macedonian

Etymology

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 жлебови
definite unspecified жлебот жлебовите
definite proximal жлебов жлебовиве
definite distal жлебон жлебовине
vocative жлебу жлебови
count form — жлеба

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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
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