ziarno

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zьrno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀna, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʑar.nɔ/

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• Rhymes: -arnɔ
• Syllabification: ziar‧no

ziarno n (diminutive ziarenko or ziarnko)

1. 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

2. bean, corn, grain, seed (edible seeds of certain crops other than cereals)

   Synonym: ziarnko

   Hypernym: nasienie

   ziarna bobu ― broad beans

   ziarna fasoli ― beans

   ziarna grochu ― pea seeds

   ziarna pieprzu ― peppercorns

3. grain (single particle of a substance)

   Synonym: ziarnko

   Hypernym: drobina

   ziarna bursztynu ― amber grains

   ziarna piasku ― sand grains

4. (figuratively, literary) minor aggravation of mental or emotional states, traits, or properties

   Synonym: ziarnko

   zasiać ziarno niepewności ― to sow seeds of uncertainty

5. (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.

• ziarno in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ziarno in Polish dictionaries at PWN