chlěb
Lower Sorbian
Noun
chlěb m inan
- (archaic, dialectal) alternative form of klěb
Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰlɪp/
- Rhymes: -ɪp
- Hyphenation: chlěb
- Syllabification: chlěb
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xlě̀bъ
Noun
chlěb m inan (diminutive chlěbičk or chlěbk, related adjective chlěbowy)
- 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.
Declension
Declension of chlěb (masculine hard stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | chlěb | chlěbaj | chlěby |
| genitive | chlěba | chlěbow | chlěbow |
| dative | chlěbej | chlěbomaj | chlěbam |
| accusative | chlěb | chlěbaj | chlěby |
| instrumental | chlěbom | chlěbomaj | chlěbami |
| locative | chlěbje | chlěbomaj | chlěbach |
| vocative | chlěbo, chlěbje | chlěbaj | chlěby |
Derived terms
adjectives
- chlěbowy
nouns
- chlěbičk m inan
- chlěbk m inan
- chlěbnik m inan
- chlěbowc m inan
- chlěbownik m inan
- chlěbownja f
- chlěbušk m inan
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
chlěb
- second/third-person singular imperative of chlěbić
References
- “chlěb” in Soblex