żłób

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See also: zlob

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐwup/
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  • 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)

  1. manger, trough, crib
  2. furrow, large groove in the soil
  3. (politics, figurative, derogatory) Synonym of koryto
Declension
Derived terms
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Noun

żłób m pers

  1. (derogatory) someone who is boorish and dimwitted
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

żłób

  1. second-person singular imperative of żłobić

Further reading

  • żłób in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żłób in Polish dictionaries at PWN