galeb
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ga̋lębь, an ablauted version of *golǫbь (“pigeon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡâleːb/
- Hyphenation: ga‧leb
Noun
gȁlēb m (Cyrillic spelling га̏ле̄б)
- seagull
Declension
Declension of galeb
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | galeb | galebovi |
| genitive | galeba | galebova |
| dative | galebu | galebovima |
| accusative | galeba | galebove |
| vocative | galebe | galebovi |
| locative | galebu | galebovima |
| instrumental | galebom | galebovima |
Slovene
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian gȁlēb (“gull”), from Proto-Slavic *ga̋lębь, an ablauted version of *golǫbь (“pigeon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaléːp/
Noun
galẹ̑b m anim
- seagull
Inflection
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | galéb | ||
| gen. sing. | galéba | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | galéb | galéba | galébi |
| accusative | galéba | galéba | galébe |
| genitive | galéba | galébov | galébov |
| dative | galébu | galéboma | galébom |
| locative | galébu | galébih | galébih |
| instrumental | galébom | galéboma | galébi |
Further reading
- “galeb”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran