krochmal

Polish
krochmal

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔx.mal/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔxmal
  • Syllabification: kroch‧mal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle High German kraftmël.

Noun

krochmal m inan (related adjective krochmalowy)

  1. starch (widely diffused vegetable substance, found especially in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.)
    Synonym: skrobia
  2. (nutrition) starch (carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods)
    Synonym: skrobia
  3. starch (any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener)
    Synonym: sztywnik
Declension
Declension of krochmal
singular plural
nominative krochmal krochmale
genitive krochmalu krochmali
dative krochmalowi krochmalom
accusative krochmal krochmale
instrumental krochmalem krochmalami
locative krochmalu krochmalach
vocative krochmalu krochmale
Derived terms
adjectives
  • krochmalniczy
  • krochmalny
nouns
  • krochmalarka
  • krochmalarnia
  • krochmalarz
  • krochmalnia
  • krochmalnictwo
verbs
Descendants
  • → Belarusian: крухма́л (kruxmál)
  • → Russian: крахма́л (kraxmál)
  • → Ukrainian: крохма́ль (kroxmálʹ)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

krochmal

  1. second-person singular imperative of krochmalić

Further reading
  • krochmal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krochmal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • krochmal in PWN's encyclopedia
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