chléb

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See also: chleb and chlěb

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech chléb, from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs) and English loaf.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chléb m inan (relational adjective chlebový, diminutive chlebíček)

  1. (formal) bread

Declension

Declension of chléb (hard masculine inanimate quant-alt)
singular plural
nominative chléb chleby
genitive chleba chlebů
dative chlebu chlebům
accusative chléb chleby
vocative chlebe chleby
locative chlebu, chlebě chlebech
instrumental chlebem chleby

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxlep/
  • Rhymes: -ep
  • Syllabification: chléb

Noun

chléb m inan

  1. bread

Derived terms

adjectives
adverbs
    nouns
    verbs

    Further reading

    • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “χlèb”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 54
    • Sychta, Bernard (1968) “χlėb”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich (in Polish), volumes 2 (H – L), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 33
    • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chleb”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
    • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chleb”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
    • “chléb”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka , Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

    Old Czech

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlěbъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈxlɛːb/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈxliːp/

    Noun

    chléb m inan

    1. bread
      Člověk bez chleba a bez pitie nemóž býti živ.
      A human cannot live without bread and something to drink.
      • 1432, Filip z Padeřova, chapter 6, in Bible padeřovská, Janovo evangelium‎:
        Dvú stú peněz chlebové nestačie jim, aby každý maličko co vzal.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      • 1476, Pasionál, Knihy o životech svatých‎:
        Krmě jich obecná byla, zelé bez omasty na prosto vařené, chlíb řiedko, masa neb ryb nikda.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Declension

    Declension of chléb (hard o-stem quant-alt)
    singular dual plural
    nominative chléb chleby chlebi, chlebové
    genitive chleba, chlebu chlebú chlebóv
    dative chlebu chleboma chlebóm
    accusative chléb chleby chleby
    vocative chlebe chleby chlebi, chlebové
    locative chlebě, chlebu chlebú chlebiech
    instrumental chlebem chleboma chleby
    This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
    See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

    Descendants

    • Czech: chléb

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