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drożdże

//ˈdrɔʐ.d͡ʐɛ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    yeast (often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines)
  2. 2.
    baker's yeast (strains of yeast commonly used in baking bread and other bakery products, serving as a leavening agent which causes the bread to rise (expand and become lighter and softer) by converting the fermentable sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide and ethanol)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • drożdżak
  • drożdżarnia
  • drożdżarz
  • drożdżowiec
  • drożdżownia
  • drożdżówka
  • drożdżyca
  • drożdżować
Synonyms
Related words (2)
  • drożdżarstwo
  • drożdżownictwo

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish drożdża. Compare Czech droždí, Lower Sorbian droždźeje, and Russian дро́жжи (dróžži).

Forms

  • drożdżowyadjective
Nominative
Singular
Plural
drożdże
Genitive
Singular
Plural
drożdży
Dative
Singular
Plural
drożdżom
Accusative
Singular
Plural
drożdże
Instrumental
Singular
Plural
drożdżami
Locative
Singular
Plural
drożdżach
Vocative
Singular
Plural
drożdże

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