Etymology[edit]
From Old High German hleib, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Cognate with English loaf.
Pronunciation[edit]
Laib m (genitive Laibs or Laibes, plural Laibe, diminutive Laibchen)
- loaf (of bread)
Declension[edit]
declension of Laib
|
singular |
plural |
| m gender |
indef. |
def. |
noun |
def. |
noun |
| nominative |
ein |
der |
Laib |
die |
Laibe |
| genitive |
eines |
des |
Laibes,
Laibs |
der |
Laibe |
| dative |
einem |
dem |
Laib,
Laibe (archaic) |
den |
Laiben |
| accusative |
einen |
den |
Laib |
die |
Laibe |