chleb
//ˈxlɛp/ | /ˈxlep//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.bread (food product made from flour and water with yeast or leaven, shaped into round or elongated lumps; single loaf of this product)
kromka chleba
a slice of bread
bochenek chleba
a loaf of bread
chleb razowy
whole-meal bread
- 2.literarybread (job; work performed for a fee)
- 3.literarybread (all the means to meet basic life needs)
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- chlebny
- o chlebie i wodzie
- biały chleb
- chleb powszedni
- chleb świętojański
- chlebak
- chlebodawca
- chlebodawczyni
- chlebuś
- ciemny chleb
Related words (6)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs)bor. Proto-Slavic *xlě̀bъ Old Polish chleb Polish chleb Inherited from Old Polish chleb.
Forms
- chlebekdiminutive
- chlebuśdiminutive
- chlebowyadjective
- chlibalternative • middle • polish
- klebalternative • middle • polish
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chleb | chleby |
| Genitive | chleba | chlebów |
| Dative | chlebowi | chlebom |
| Accusative | chleb | chleby |
| Instrumental | chlebem | chlebami |
| Locative | chlebie | chlebach |
| Vocative | chlebie | chleby |
Nominative
Singular
chleb
Plural
chleby
Genitive
Singular
chleba
Plural
chlebów
Dative
Singular
chlebowi
Plural
chlebom
Accusative
Singular
chleb
Plural
chleby
Instrumental
Singular
chlebem
Plural
chlebami
Locative
Singular
chlebie
Plural
chlebach
Vocative
Singular
chlebie
Plural
chleby