chlěb

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See also: chleb and chléb

Lower Sorbian

Noun

chlěb m inan

  1. (archaic, dialectal) Alternative form of klěb

Upper Sorbian

chlěb

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰlɪp/
  • Rhymes: -ɪp
  • Hyphenation: chlěb
  • Syllabification: chlěb

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlě̀bъ, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz.

Noun

chlěb m inan (diminutive chlěbičk or chlěbk, related adjective chlěbowy)

  1. bread (food made from kneaded wheat flour or other cereals, usually fermented and baked in the oven)
    Myška žerješe chlěb, kiž na blidźe steješe.The mouse ate the bread that stood on the table.
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chlěb

  1. second/third-person singular imperative of chlěbić

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