хребет

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xrьbьtъ. Compare Ukrainian хребе́т (xrebét), Belarusian хрыбе́т (xrybjét), Bulgarian хръбе́т (hrǎbét), Polish grzbiet

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xrʲɪˈbʲet]
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Noun

хребе́т (xrebét) m inan (genitive хребта́, nominative plural хребты́, genitive plural хребто́в)

  1. spine, spinal column, backbone (also figuratively)
  2. crest (of a wave or hill)
  3. (geography) ridge, range (a chain of mountains)
    Аля́скинский хребе́тAljáskinskij xrebétAlaska Range

Declension

  • хребе́тный (xrebétnyj)
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