хлеб-соль

Russian

хлеб да соль

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xlʲep ˈsolʲ]

Noun

хлеб-соль (xleb-solʹ) m inan (genitive хле́ба-со́ли, nominative plural хлеба́-со́ли, genitive plural хлебо́в-со́лей, related adjective хлебосо́льный)

  1. (colloquial) friendly treat, hospitality, friendly attitude
    Их не встреча́ли хле́бом-со́лью.
    Ix ne vstrečáli xlébom-sólʹju.
    They were not welcome.
    (literally, “They were not greeted with bread and salt.”)

Declension

Derived terms

  • хлебосо́л (xlebosól)
  • хлебосо́льство (xlebosólʹstvo)
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