ячмень
Belarusian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *(j)ęčьmy. Cognate with Russian ячме́нь (jačménʹ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ячме́нь • (jačmjénʹ) m inan (genitive ячме́ню, uncountable)
Declension edit
Declension of ячме́нь (inan sg-only soft masc-form accent-a)
References edit
- “ячмень” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗчьмꙑ (jačĭmy), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęčьmy. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀκοστή (akostḗ, “barley”), Latin acus (“needle”) and Old English ahar (“corn-ear”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ячме́нь • (jačménʹ) m inan (genitive ячменя́, nominative plural ячмени́, genitive plural ячмене́й)
- barley (annual temperate grasses of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grain used in making food and beverages)
- stye (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)
Declension edit
Declension of ячме́нь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ячмень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress