ziarno

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ziarno

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zьrno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀna, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʑar.nɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -arnɔ
  • Syllabification: ziar‧no

Noun

ziarno n (diminutive ziarenko or ziarnko)

  1. grain (harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops)
    ziarno jęczmieniabarley grain
    uprawa ziarnagrain cultivation
    worki z ziarnembags of grain
    ziarno kiełkujethe seed is sprouting
  2. bean, corn, grain, seed (edible seeds of certain crops other than cereals)
    Synonym: ziarnko
    Hypernym: nasienie
    ziarna bobubroad beans
    ziarna fasolibeans
    ziarna grochupea seeds
    ziarna pieprzupeppercorns
  3. grain (single particle of a substance)
    Synonym: ziarnko
    Hypernym: drobina
    ziarna bursztynuamber grains
    ziarna piaskusand grains
  4. (figuratively, literary) minor aggravation of mental or emotional states, traits, or properties
    Synonym: ziarnko
    zasiać ziarno niepewnościto sow seeds of uncertainty
  5. (photography) grain (visual texture in processed photographic film due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver, or dye clouds, developed from silver halide that have received enough photons)
    Ziarno na odbitkach jest troszkę większe niż się spodziewałem.
    The grain on the prints is a little larger than I expected.

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Further reading

  • ziarno in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ziarno in Polish dictionaries at PWN