ячмень

Belarusian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jat͡ʂˈmʲenʲ]

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Noun

ячме́нь • (jačmjénʹ) m inan (genitive ячме́ню, uncountable)

1. barley

Declension

Declension of ячме́нь (inan sg-only soft masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	ячме́нь jačmjénʹ
genitive	ячме́ню jačmjénju
dative	ячме́ню jačmjénju
accusative	ячме́нь jačmjénʹ
instrumental	ячме́нем jačmjénjem
locative	ячме́ні jačmjéni

References

• “ячмень” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

ячмень

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [(j)ɪt͡ɕˈmʲenʲ]

• Audio

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Noun

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

1. barley (annual temperate grasses of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grain used in making food and beverages)
2. stye (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)

Declension

Declension of ячме́нь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ячме́нь jačménʹ	ячмени́ jačmení
genitive	ячменя́ jačmenjá	ячмене́й jačmenéj
dative	ячменю́ jačmenjú	ячменя́м jačmenjám
accusative	ячме́нь jačménʹ	ячмени́ jačmení
instrumental	ячменём jačmenjóm	ячменя́ми jačmenjámi
prepositional	ячмене́ jačmené	ячменя́х jačmenjáx

Related terms

• ячменёк (jačmenjók)
• ячменный (jačmennyj)

Descendants

• → Abaza: ячмень (jaćmenʲ)
• → Svan: ჭჷმინ (č̣əmin)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ячмень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress