пшено

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic пьшено (pĭšeno), from Proto-Slavic *pьšeno, from Proto-Indo-European *pis-en-om, from *peys- (“grind, crush”), whence English pistil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʂɨˈno]

Noun

пшено́ • (pšenó) n inan (genitive пшена́, uncountable, relational adjective пшённый)

1. millet

Declension

Declension of пшено́ (inan sg-only neut-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular
nominative	пшено́ pšenó
genitive	пшена́ pšená
dative	пшену́ pšenú
accusative	пшено́ pšenó
instrumental	пшено́м pšenóm
prepositional	пшене́ pšené

Related terms

• пшёнка f (pšónka)
• пшённик m (pšónnik)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: ше̄ннҍ (šienn’)

See also

• про́со (próso)