ziarno
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zьrno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀna, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ziarno n (diminutive ziarenko or ziarnko)
- 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
- bean, corn, grain, seed (edible seeds of certain crops other than cereals)
- grain (single particle of a substance)
- (figuratively, literary) minor aggravation of mental or emotional states, traits, or properties
- Synonym: ziarnko
- zasiać ziarno niepewności ― to sow seeds of uncertainty
- (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 edit
Declension of ziarno
Derived terms edit
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- uziarnić impf
- ziarninieć impf
- ziarninować impf
- ziarnować impf
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