ячмень

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)ęčьmy. Cognate with Russian ячме́нь (jačménʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jaˈt͡ʂmʲenʲ]

Noun

ячме́нь (jačmjénʹ) m inanimate

  1. barley

Declension

References


Russian

ячмень

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic ѩчьнѣнъ (jęčĭněnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęčьmy. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀκοστή (akostḗ, barley), Latin acus (needle) and Old English ahar (corn-ear)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪt͡ɕˈmʲenʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

ячме́нь (jačménʹ) m inan (genitive ячменя́, nominative plural ячмени́, genitive plural ячмене́й)

  1. stye (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)
  2. barley (annual temperate grasses of the species Hordeum vulgare)
  3. barley (the grain of annual temperate grasses of the species Hordeum vulgare, used in making beer and whisky and for soups, puddings, etc.)

Declension

  • ячменёк (jačmenjók)
  • ячменный (jačmennyj)

References

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