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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐwup/
- Rhymes: -up
- Syllabification: żłób
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žȇlbъ. Doublet of żleb (“couloir”), a borrowing from Slovak.
Noun
żłób m inan (diminutive żłóbek)
- manger, trough, crib
- furrow, large groove in the soil
- (politics, figurative, derogatory) Synonym of koryto
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
żłób m pers
- (derogatory) someone who is boorish and dimwitted
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
żłób
- second-person singular imperative of żłobić
Further reading
- żłób in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- żłób in Polish dictionaries at PWN