Laib

• Leib (obsolete)

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”).

• IPA^(key): /laɪ̯p/

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• Homophone: Leib
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯p

Laib m (strong, genitive Laibes or Laibs, plural Laibe or (alternatively after numerals) Laib, diminutive Laibchen n or Laiblein n)

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

• A fairly rare word in practice because one would usually say ein Brot, ein Käse (literally “a bread, a cheese”), unless there is some need for clarity.

• “Laib” in Duden online
• “Laib” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache