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ziarno

//ˈʑar.nɔ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    grain (harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops)
    • ziarno jęczmienia

      barley grain

    • uprawa ziarna

      grain cultivation

    • worki z ziarnem

      bags of grain

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

      broad beans

    • ziarna fasoli

      beans

    • ziarna grochu

      pea seeds

  3. 3.
    grain (single particle of a substance)
    • ziarna bursztynu

      amber grains

    • ziarna piasku

      sand grains

  4. 4.
    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.

  5. 5.
    literaryminor aggravation of mental or emotional states, traits, or properties
    • zasiać ziarno niepewności

      to sow seeds of uncertainty

Synonyms & related words

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Etymology

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

Forms

  • ziarenkodiminutive
  • ziarnkodiminutive
Nominative
Singular
ziarno
Plural
ziarna
Genitive
Singular
ziarna
Plural
ziaren, ziarn
Dative
Singular
ziarnu
Plural
ziarnom
Accusative
Singular
ziarno
Plural
ziarna
Instrumental
Singular
ziarnem
Plural
ziarnami
Locative
Singular
ziarnie
Plural
ziarnach
Vocative
Singular
ziarno
Plural
ziarna

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