ziarno

Polish

ziarno

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-nóm

Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós

Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀnan

Proto-Slavic *zь̀rno

Old Polish ziarno

Polish ziarno

Inherited from Old Polish ziarno, from Proto-Slavic *zь̀rno.

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 jęczmienia ― barley grain

   uprawa ziarna ― grain cultivation

   worki z ziarnem ― bags of grain

   ziarno kiełkuje ― the seed is sprouting

2. bean, corn, grain, seed (edible seeds of certain crops other than cereals)

   Synonym: ziarnko

   Hypernym: nasienie

   ziarna bobu ― broad beans

   ziarna fasoli ― beans

   ziarna grochu ― pea seeds

   ziarna pieprzu ― peppercorns

3. grain (single particle of a substance)

   Synonym: ziarnko

   Hypernym: drobina

   ziarna bursztynu ― amber grains

   ziarna piasku ― sand grains

4. (figuratively, literary) minor aggravation of mental or emotional states, traits, or properties

   Synonym: ziarnko

   zasiać ziarno niepewności ― to 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.

Declension

Declension of ziarno

	singular	plural
nominative	ziarno	ziarna
genitive	ziarna	ziaren/ziarn
dative	ziarnu	ziarnom
accusative	ziarno	ziarna
instrumental	ziarnem	ziarnami
locative	ziarnie	ziarnach
vocative	ziarno	ziarna

Derived terms

adjectives

• ziarenny
• ziarnisty
• ziarnowy

nouns

• ziarniak
• ziarnica
• ziarnik
• ziarnina
• ziarnojad
• ziarnopłon
• ziarnożer
• ziarnówka

verbs

• uziarnić impf
• ziarninieć impf
• ziarninować impf
• ziarnować impf

Related terms

adjectives

• ziarenkowaty
• ziarninowy
• ziarnkowy
• ziarnożerny

nouns

• uziarnienie
• ziarenko
• ziarenkowiec
• ziarneczko
• ziarniniak
• ziarnuszko

proverb

• ziarnko do ziarnka, a zbierze się miarka

Further reading

• “ziarno”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “ziarno”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)