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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic ѩчьнѣнъ (jęčĭněnŭ), Old Church Slavonic ѩчьмы (jęčĭmy), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęčьmy.
Cognate with Russian ячме́нь (jačménʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ячмі́нь • (jačmínʹ) m inan (genitive ячменю́, nominative plural ячмені́, genitive plural ячмені́в)
- barley (annual temperate grasses of the species Hordeum vulgare)
- barley (a cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains)
Declension
Declension of ячмі́нь (inan soft masc-form accent-b і-е)
Derived terms
Noun
ячмі́нь • (jačmínʹ) m inan (genitive ячменя́, uncountable)
- (uncountable) stye (a bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)
Declension
Declension of ячмі́нь (inan sg-only soft masc-form accent-b і-е)
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ячмінь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ячмінь”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka