chleb
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs), English loaf, and Faroese leivur.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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 notesEdit
When not otherwise qualified, this word refers to sourdough bread.
DeclensionEdit
declension of chleb
Derived termsEdit
- (nouns) chlebak, chlebaczek, chlebodawca, chlebodawczyni
- (adjectives) chlebowy, chlebny
- (adverb) chlebno
Related termsEdit
- (noun) chleb baltonowski