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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bochenek, bochenk, bochnek, from Middle High German vochenze, fochenze + -ek.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔˈxɛ.nɛk/
- Rhymes: -ɛnɛk
- Syllabification: bo‧che‧nek
Noun
bochenek m inan (diminutive bocheneczek, augmentative bochen)
- loaf (of bread)
- duży bochenek ― a big loaf
- mały bochenek ― a small loaf
- ogromny bochenek ― a huge loaf
- cały bochenek ― a whole loaf
- gorący bochenek ― a hot loaf
- świeży bochenek ― a fresh loaf
- pół bochenka ― half of a loaf
- bochenek chleba ― a loaf of bread
- cena bochenka ― the price of a loaf
- resztki bochenka ― loaf leftovers
- kupić bochenek ― to buy a loaf
- wyjąć (z pieca) bochenek ― to take a loaf out (of an oven)
- napocząć bochenek ― to rip off a piece of a loaf
- dzielić bochenek ― to divide a loaf
- poświęcić bochenek ― to bless a loaf
- przekazać bochenek ― to pass along a loaf
- wręczyć komuś bochenek ― to hand someone a loaf
- płacić/zapłacić za bochenek ― to pay for a loaf
1894, Wacław Sieroszewski, Na kresach lasów, archived from the original on 2022-01-13, page 70:- ... Weź choć to - dodał, podając mu pozostałe pół bochenka chleba oraz ułamek herbacianej cegiełki.- "...At least take this," he added, handing him the remaining half of the loaf of bread and a fragment of the brick of tea.
Declension
References
Further reading
- bochenek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bochenek in Polish dictionaries at PWN