chleb

See also: chléb and chlěb

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs), English loaf, German Laib, Faroese leivur, Latvian klaips, and Finnish leipä.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xlɛp/
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Rhymes: -ɛp
Syllabification: chleb

Noun

chleb m inan (diminutive chlebek or chlebuś)

bread
kromka chleba ― a slice of bread

bochenek chleba ― a loaf of bread

chleb razowy ― whole-meal bread
(figuratively) work, job

Declension

Declension of chleb

	singular	plural
nominative	chleb	chleby
genitive	chleba	chlebów
dative	chlebowi	chlebom
accusative	chleb	chleby
instrumental	chlebem	chlebami
locative	chlebie	chlebach
vocative	chlebie	chleby

Derived terms

adjectives

chlebny
chlebowy

adverb

chlebno

nouns

phrase

głodnemu chleb na myśli

verbs

Related terms

noun

chleb baltonowski

Further reading

chleb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
chleb in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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