spichrz

Polish

spichrz

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German spīcher, from Old High German spīhhāri, from Proto-West Germanic *spīkārī, from Late Latin spīcārium. Compare German Speicher. Doublet of spichlerz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspixʂ/

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• Rhymes: -ixʂ
• Syllabification: spichrz

Noun

spichrz m inan

1. (agriculture) granary (storage facility)

   Synonym: spichlerz

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

   Synonym: spichlerz

Declension

Declension of spichrz

	singular	plural
nominative	spichrz	spichrze
genitive	spichrza	spichrzów/spichrzy
dative	spichrzowi	spichrzom
accusative	spichrz	spichrze
instrumental	spichrzem	spichrzami
locative	spichrzu	spichrzach
vocative	spichrzu	spichrze

Derived terms

(adjective):

• spichrzowy

Further reading

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