żłób

See also: zlob

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐwup/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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
Declension of żłób
singular plural
nominative żłób żłoby
genitive żłobu żłobów
dative żłobowi żłobom
accusative żłób żłoby
instrumental żłobem żłobami
locative żłobie żłobach
vocative żłobie żłoby
Derived terms
noun
verb

Noun

żłób m pers

  1. (derogatory) someone who is boorish and dimwitted
Declension
Declension of żłób
singular plural
nominative żłób żłoby
genitive żłoba żłobów
dative żłobowi żłobom
accusative żłoba żłobów
instrumental żłobem żłobami
locative żłobie żłobach
vocative żłobie żłoby

Descendants

  • → Russian: жлоб (žlob)
  • → Yiddish: זשלאָב (zhlob)

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
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