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chlebek

//ˈxlɛ.bɛk//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

chlebek is the diminutive form of chleb — “bread (food product made from flour and water with yeast or leaven, shaped into round or elongated lumps; single loaf of this product).

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Definitions of chleb noun · /ˈxlɛp/ | /ˈxlep/

Full entry for chleb
  1. 1.bread (food product made from flour and water with yeast or leaven, shaped into round or elongated lumps; single loaf of this product)
  2. 2.bread (job; work performed for a fee)(literary)
  3. 3.bread (all the means to meet basic life needs)(literary)

Etymology of chleb

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs)bor. Proto-Slavic *xlě̀bъ Old Polish chleb Polish chleb Inherited from Old Polish chleb.

Etymology

From chleb + -ek.

Paradigm of chleb, with chlebek highlighted:

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

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