Laib
Appearance
See also: láib
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German leip, from Old High German hleib, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaib.
Cognate with English loaf, Polish chleb, Russian хлеб (xleb). The spelling with -ai- follows the old Upper German orthography; it was advocated by grammarians such as Johann Christoph Gottsched in order to distinguish from Leib (“body”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Laib m (strong, genitive Laibes or Laibs, plural Laibe or (alternatively after numerals) Laib, diminutive Laibchen n or Laiblein n)
- (now uncommon) loaf (of bread), wheel, block (of cheese)
- 1920, Alfred Döblin, Wallenstein[1], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer:
- Sein Quartiermeister bestimmte als täglichen Verbrauch für den Hofstaat schwere Abgaben: neben zahllosen Laib Brot, Schock Eiern Weizenmehl, Roggenmehl, zwei gute Ochsen, zwanzig Hammel, zehn Lämmer, vier Kälber, ein Schwein, zwei Speckseiten, eine Tonne Butter, fünfzehn alte und vierzig junge Hühner, dazu Rheinwein, Franzwein, Kümmel, Koriander, Anis, Zimt, Ingwer.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
[edit]- A fairly rare word in practice because one would usually say ein Brot, ein Käse (literally “a bread, a cheese”), unless there is some need for clarity.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Laib [masculine, strong]
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