spichlerz

See also: śpichlerz

Polish
spichlerz

Alternative forms
  • śpichlerz

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German spīcher, from Old High German spīhhāri, from Proto-West Germanic *spīkārī, from Late Latin spīcārium, with an unexplained epenthetic “-l-”. Compare German Speicher. Doublet of spichrz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspix.lɛʂ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ixlɛʂ
  • Syllabification: spich‧lerz

Noun

spichlerz m inan (diminutive spichlerzyk)

  1. (agriculture) granary (storage facility)
    Synonym: spichrz
  2. (figurative) breadbasket, food bowl, foodshed, granary (food-producing region)
    Synonym: spichrz

Declension
Declension of spichlerz
singular plural
nominative spichlerz spichlerze
genitive spichlerza spichlerzów/spichlerzy
dative spichlerzowi spichlerzom
accusative spichlerz spichlerze
instrumental spichlerzem spichlerzami
locative spichlerzu spichlerzach
vocative spichlerzu spichlerze

Derived terms
adjective
  • spichlerzowy

Descendants
  • → Ukrainian: шпіхлі́р (špixlír)

Further reading
  • spichlerz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • spichlerz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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