chleb
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs), English loaf, Faroese leivur, and Finnish leipä.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chleb m inan (diminutive chlebek or chlebuś)
- bread
- kromka chleba ― a slice of bread
- bochenek chleba ― a loaf of bread
- chleb razowy ― whole-meal bread
- (figuratively) work, job
Usage notes[edit]
When not otherwise qualified, this word refers to sourdough bread.
Declension[edit]
Declension of chleb
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