ячмінь

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Cognate with Russian ячме́нь (jačménʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɐt͡ʃˈmʲinʲ]

Noun

ячмі́нь • (jačmínʹ) m inan (genitive ячменю́, nominative plural ячмені́)

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

Noun

ячмі́нь • (jačmínʹ) m inan (genitive ячменя́, uncountable)

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

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ячмінь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ячмінь”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka