Laib

See also: láib

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German hleib, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Cognate with English loaf, Polish chleb, Russian хлеб (xleb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laɪ̯p/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: Leib

Noun

Laib m (genitive Laibs or Laibes, plural Laibe, diminutive Laibchen n or Laiblein n)

1. loaf

Further reading

• “Laib” in Duden online