skiba

See also: Skiba

Polish

Etymology

From Old High German scība, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *skibʰ-on-, from *skey- (“to dissect, split”). Doublet of szajba (“craze”) and szyba (“windowpane”), a more recent borrowing from German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈski.ba/
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  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: ski‧ba

Noun

skiba f (diminutive skibka)

  1. slice
    Synonyms: kawałek, kromka
  2. ridge
    Synonyms: grań, grzbiet, grzebień, kalenica
  3. (colloquial) doorstep (big slice of bread)
    Synonym: pajda

Declension
Declension of skiba
singular plural
nominative skiba skiby
genitive skiby skib
dative skibie skibom
accusative skibę skiby
instrumental skibą skibami
locative skibie skibach
vocative skibo skiby

Derived terms
adjective
  • skibowy

Further reading
  • skiba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • skiba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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