hríb

See also: hrib, Hríb, and hřib

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gribъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦriːp], (in bound positions except before unvoiced consonants) [ˈɦriːb]
• Rhymes: -iːp

Noun

hríb m inan (genitive singular hríba, declension pattern of dub)

1. fungus belonging to the family Boletaceae, especially to the genus Boletus
2. (colloquial) edible mushroom in general
3. anything resembling the shape of a mushroom, e.g. darning mushroom, mushroom cloud

Declension

Declension of hríb

	singular	plural
nominative	hríb	hríby
genitive	hríba	hríbov
dative	hríbu	hríbom
accusative	hríb	hríby
locative	hríbe	hríboch
instrumental	hríbom	hríbmi

Derived terms

• hríbový, hríbikový, hríbovitý, hríbovito
• hríbik, hríbček, hríbisko
• hríbar ~ hríbár, hríbarka ~ hríbárka, hríbarský ~ hríbársky, hríbarstvo ~ hríbárstvo
• hríbovité
• hríbnik, hríbovec, hríbovník
• suchohríb, tmavohríb, zlatohríb
• Hríb, Hríbová
• starý hríb (“elderly person who behaves like a young man”, ironic)
• atómový hríb
• hríb na štopkanie

Further reading

• “hríb”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024