skrobia

See also: skrobią

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skrobь, *skrobъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskrɔ.bja/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔbja
  • Syllabification: skro‧bia

Noun

skrobia f (related adjective skrobiowy)

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

Declension
Declension of skrobia
singular plural
nominative skrobia skrobie
genitive skrobi skrobi
dative skrobi skrobiom
accusative skrobię skrobie
instrumental skrobią skrobiami
locative skrobi skrobiach
vocative skrobio skrobie

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