хлеб

See also: хљеб

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic хлѣбъ (xlěbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [xlʲep]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

хлеб • (xljeb) m inan (genitive хле́ба, nominative plural хлябы́, genitive plural хлябо́ў)

  1. bread, loaf

Declension
Declension of хлеб (inan hard masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative хлеб
xljeb		 хлябы́
xljabý
genitive хле́ба
xljéba		 хлябо́ў
xljabóŭ
dative хле́бу
xljébu		 хляба́м
xljabám
accusative хлеб
xljeb		 хлябы́
xljabý
instrumental хле́бам
xljébam		 хляба́мі
xljabámi
locative хле́бе
xljébje		 хляба́х
xljabáx
count form — хле́бы1
xljéby1

1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References
  • “хлеб” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic хлѣбъ (xlěbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [xlʲep]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

хлеб • (xleb) m inan (genitive хле́ба, nominative plural хле́бы, genitive plural хле́бов, related adjective хле́бный, diminutive хле́бушек or хле́бец)

  1. bread
  2. loaf
  3. (Saint Petersburg) black bread, rye bread
    Antonym: (Saint Petersburg) бу́лка (búlka)

Declension
Declension of хлеб (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative хле́б
xléb		 хле́бы
xléby
genitive хле́ба
xléba		 хле́бов
xlébov
dative хле́бу
xlébu		 хле́бам
xlébam
accusative хле́б
xléb		 хле́бы
xléby
instrumental хле́бом
xlébom		 хле́бами
xlébami
prepositional хле́бе
xlébe		 хле́бах
xlébax

Noun

хлеб • (xleb) m inan (genitive хле́ба, nominative plural хлеба́, genitive plural хлебо́в, related adjective хле́бный)

  1. (usually in the plural) grain
    ве́тер колы́шет хлеба́ ― véter kolýšet xlebá ― the grain sways in the wind
  2. (figurative) living
    фотогра́фия — мой хлеб ― fotográfija — moj xleb ― photography is my living

Declension
Declension of хлеб (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg) 
singular plural
nominative хле́б
xléb		 хлеба́△
xlebá△
genitive хле́ба
xléba		 хлебо́в
xlebóv
dative хле́бу
xlébu		 хлеба́м
xlebám
accusative хле́б
xléb		 хлеба́△
xlebá△
instrumental хле́бом
xlébom		 хлеба́ми
xlebámi
prepositional хле́бе
xlébe		 хлеба́х
xlebáx

△ Irregular.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xlêb/

Noun

хле̏б m (Latin spelling hlȅb)

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

Declension
Declension of хлеб
singular plural
nominative хле̏б хлѐбови
genitive хлеба хлебова
dative хлебу хлебовима
accusative хлеб хлебове
vocative хлебе хлебови
locative хлебу хлебовима
instrumental хлебом хлебовима

Derived terms
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