chlieb

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

chlieb m (Cyrillic spelling цхлиеб)

1. Obsolete spelling of hljeb

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xli̯ep]

Noun

chlieb m (genitive singular chleba, nominative plural chleby, genitive plural chlebov, declension pattern of dub)

1. bread

Declension

Declension of chlieb

	singular	plural
nominative	chlieb	chleby
genitive	chleba	chlebov
dative	chlebu	chlebom
accusative	chlieb	chleby
locative	chlebe	chleboch
instrumental	chlebom	chlebmi

Derived terms

• chlebík, chlebíček
• chlebový

Further reading

• chlieb in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk