chleb

See also: chléb and chlěb

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs), English loaf, Faroese leivur, and Finnish leipä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xlɛp/

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• Rhymes: -ɛp
• Syllabification: chleb

Noun

chleb m inan (diminutive chlebek or chlebuś)

1. bread

   kromka chleba ― a slice of bread

   bochenek chleba ― a loaf of bread

   chleb razowy ― whole-meal bread

2. (figuratively) work, job

Usage notes

When not otherwise qualified, this word refers to sourdough bread.

Declension

Declension of chleb

	singular	plural
nominative	chleb	chleby
genitive	chleba	chlebów
dative	chlebowi	chlebom
accusative	chleb	chleby
instrumental	chlebem	chlebami
locative	chlebie	chlebach
vocative	chlebie	chleby

Derived terms

adjectives

• chlebny
• chlebowy

 

adverb

• chlebno

 

nouns

• chlebaczek
• chlebak
• chlebodawca
• chlebodawczyni

 

phrase

• głodnemu chleb na myśli

 

verbs

• pochlebiać
• pochlebić
• schlebiać
• schlebić

 

Related terms

noun

• chleb baltonowski

 

Further reading

• chleb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• chleb in Polish dictionaries at PWN