skrobia

See also: skrobią

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skrobь, *skrobъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskrɔ.bja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔbja
• Syllabification: skro‧bia

Noun

skrobia f (related adjective skrobiowy)

1. starch (widely diffused vegetable substance, found especially in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.)

   Synonym: krochmal

2. (nutrition) starch (carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods)

   Synonym: krochmal

Declension

Declension of skrobia

	singular	plural
nominative	skrobia	skrobie
genitive	skrobi	skrobi
dative	skrobi	skrobiom
accusative	skrobię	skrobie
instrumental	skrobią	skrobiami
locative	skrobi	skrobiach
vocative	skrobio	skrobie

Further reading

• skrobia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• skrobia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• skrobia in PWN's encyclopedia