zirnis

See also: žirnis

Latvian

Zirņi (2)
Zirņu pāksts (2)

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 Pisium 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

References

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