spichlerz

See also: śpichlerz

Polish

spichlerz

Alternative forms

• śpichlerz

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German spīcher, from Old High German spīhhāri, from Proto-West Germanic *spīkārī, from Late Latin spīcārium, with an unexplained epenthetic “-l-”. Compare German Speicher. Doublet of spichrz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspi.xlɛʂ/

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• Rhymes: -ixlɛʂ
• Syllabification: spi‧chlerz

Noun

spichlerz m inan (diminutive spichlerzyk)

1. (agriculture) granary (storage facility)

   Synonym: spichrz

2. (figurative) breadbasket, food bowl, foodshed, granary (food-producing region)

   Synonym: spichrz

Declension

Declension of spichlerz

	singular	plural
nominative	spichlerz	spichlerze
genitive	spichlerza	spichlerzów/spichlerzy
dative	spichlerzowi	spichlerzom
accusative	spichlerz	spichlerze
instrumental	spichlerzem	spichlerzami
locative	spichlerzu	spichlerzach
vocative	spichlerzu	spichlerze

Derived terms

adjective

• spichlerzowy

 

Descendants

• → Ukrainian: шпіхлі́р (špixlír)

Further reading

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