Ukrainian

edit

Etymology

edit

From Old East Slavic ѩчьнѣнъ (jęčĭněnŭ), Old Church Slavonic ѩчьмы (jęčĭmy), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęčьmy.

Cognate with Russian ячме́нь (jačménʹ).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [jɐt͡ʃˈmʲinʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

edit

ячмі́нь (jačmínʹm inan (genitive ячменю́, nominative plural ячмені́, genitive plural ячмені́в)

  1. barley (annual temperate grasses of the species Hordeum vulgare)
  2. barley (a cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains)

Declension

edit

Derived terms

edit

Noun

edit

ячмі́нь (jačmínʹm inan (genitive ячменя́, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) stye (a bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)

Declension

edit

References

edit