Hríb

See also: hrib, hríb, and hřib

Slovak

Etymology

From hríb (“mushroom”, common noun). It is an inherited nickname of an ancestor referring to his or her occupation, significant activity (i.e. collecting mushrooms), favourite food or characteristic physical mark of the person or the dwelling-place.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Hríb m anim

1. a Slovak surname transferred from the nickname being most frequent in Martin District, Slovakia

Declension

Declension of Hríb

	singular	plural
nominative	Hríb	Hríbovia • Hríbovci
genitive	Hríba	Hríbov • Hríbovcov
dative	Hríbovi	Hríbom • Hríbovcom
accusative	Hríba	Hríbov • Hríbovcov
locative	Hríbovi	Hríboch • Hríbovcoch
instrumental	Hríbom	Hríbmi • Hríbovcami

* The first plural form is used in case of more nonrelated persons with the same surname. The second one stands for the members of a family with the given surname. The latter one can be substituted by the singular phrase rodina Hríbová.

Derived terms

• Hríbová

Related terms

• hríb
• Huba
• Hliva
• Rýdzik

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