zirnis

See also: žirnis

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *žírˀnjas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀna, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. In Eastern Baltic, this word narrowed its meaning from “grain” to only one kind of grain, “pea”.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zīɾnis]

Noun

zirnis m (2nd declension)

  1. pea (several plants of the family Fabaceae, especially Pisum sativum)
    dārza zirnis ― garden pea
    lauka zirnis ― field pea
    sējas zirnis ― sowing pea (Pisum sativum)
  2. pea (the grain of these plants, especially Pisum sativum)
    zirņu pāksts ― pea pod
    lobīt zirņus ― to shuck, shell peas (pea pods)
    kaltēt zirņus ― to dry peas
    pelēkie zirņi ar speķi ― gray peas with bacon
    zirņu zupa ― pea soup

Declension

Declension of zirnis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative zirnis zirņi
genitive zirņa zirņu
dative zirnim zirņiem
accusative zirni zirņus
instrumental zirni zirņiem
locative zirnī zirņos
vocative zirni zirņi

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zirnis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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