slib

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslɪp]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech sľub, from Proto-Slavic *sъľubъ.

Noun

slib m inan

1. promise
2. word (something promised)
3. oath (the affirmed statement or promise accepted as equivalent to an oath)

Declension

Declension of slib (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	slib	sliby
genitive	slibu	slibů
dative	slibu	slibům
accusative	slib	sliby
vocative	slibe	sliby
locative	slibu	slibech
instrumental	slibem	sliby

Related terms

adjectives

• slibný
• slibovaný

 

nouns

• slibeček
• slibotechna

 

verbs

• slibovat
• slíbit

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

slib

1. second-person singular imperative of slíbit

Further reading

• “slib”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “slib”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “slib”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

Etymology

Affective formation from slijpen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɪp/

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• Hyphenation: slib
• Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

slib n (uncountable)

1. silt, mud or earth deposit
2. sediment

Derived terms

• rivierslib
• slibben
• zeeslib