/ˈlei̯pæ/, [ˈle̞i̯pæ]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *laipa (compare Estonian leib (“bread”)), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (compare German Laib (“loaf”), English loaf, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs, “bread”)). Slavic words like Russian хлеб (xleb, “bread”) are likewise borrowed from Germanic.
- uncountablebread (foodstuff)
- countablebread (any variety of bread)
- countableloaf (of bread)
- uncountablebread (food; sustenance; support of life, in general; living); livelihood
“ansaita leipänsä” — to earn one's living
“anna meille tänä päivänä meidän jokapäiväinen leipämme” — give us this day our daily bread
- in-compoundssandwich
“juustoleipä” — cheese sandwich
“klubileipä” — club sandwich
- countableIn the game of ducks and drakes, an individual set of rings caused by the stone jumping from the surface of the water.
Muodotleipä(nominative, singular) · leivät(nominative, plural) · leipä(accusative, nominative, singular) · leivät(accusative, nominative, plural) · leivän(accusative, genitive, singular) · leivät(accusative, genitive, plural) · leivän(genitive, singular) · leipien(genitive, plural) · leipäin(genitive, plural, rare) · leipää(partitive, singular) · leipiä(partitive, plural) · leivässä(inessive, singular) · leivissä(inessive, plural) · leivästä(elative, singular) · leivistä(elative, plural) · leipään(illative, singular) · leipiin(illative, plural) · leivällä(adessive, singular) · leivillä(adessive, plural) · leivältä(ablative, singular)