Laib

Meaning

loaf (of bread), wheel, block (of cheese)

Concepts

loaf

bread

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loaf of bread

Synonyms

Brot

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Brotlaib

Laib Brot

Translations

miche

pan

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pão

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brood

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pain

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pagnotta

hogaza

pane in cassetta

somun

φρατζόλα

pan carrè

καρβέλι

pānis

φραντζόλα

Dialects

St. Gallen

lòab

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laɪ̯p/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: leip

Inherited from Old High German: hleib

Cognate with English: loaf

Cognate with Polish: chleb

Cognate with Russian: хлеб

In summary

From Middle High German leip, from Old High German hleib, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaib.
Cognate with English loaf, Polish chleb, Russian хлеб (xleb). The spelling with -ai- follows the old Upper German orthography; it was advocated by grammarians such as Gottsched in order to distinguish from Leib (“body”).