slibe

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈslɪbɛ]

Noun

slibe

  1. vocative singular of slib

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German slīpen, from Proto-Germanic *slīpaną. Cognate with German schleifen (to whet). Norwegian slipe and Swedish slipa are also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsliːb̥ə], (colloquial) IPA(key): [ˈsliːʊ̯ə]

Verb

slibe (imperative slib, infinitive at slibe, present tense sliber, past tense sleb, perfect tense har slebet)

  1. sharpen, grind
  2. (glass) cut
  3. (marble) polish