krochmal

Polish

krochmal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔx.mal/

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• Rhymes: -ɔxmal
• Syllabification: kroch‧mal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle High German kraftmël.

Noun

krochmal m inan (related adjective krochmalowy)

1. starch (widely diffused vegetable substance, found especially in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.)

   Synonym: skrobia

2. (nutrition) starch (carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods)

   Synonym: skrobia

3. starch (any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener)

   Synonym: sztywnik

Declension

Declension of krochmal

	singular	plural
nominative	krochmal	krochmale
genitive	krochmalu	krochmali
dative	krochmalowi	krochmalom
accusative	krochmal	krochmale
instrumental	krochmalem	krochmalami
locative	krochmalu	krochmalach
vocative	krochmalu	krochmale

Derived terms

adjectives

• krochmalniczy
• krochmalny

 

nouns

• krochmalarka
• krochmalarnia
• krochmalarz
• krochmalnia
• krochmalnictwo

 

verbs

• krochmalić impf

 

Descendants

• → Belarusian: крухма́л (kruxmál)
• → Russian: крахма́л (kraxmál)
  • → Ingrian: krahmala
  • → Kazakh: крахмал (kraxmal)
• → Ukrainian: крохма́ль (kroxmálʹ)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

krochmal

1. second-person singular imperative of krochmalić

Further reading

• krochmal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• krochmal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• krochmal in PWN's encyclopedia