ziarnisty

Polish

Etymology

From ziarno +‎ -isty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʑarˈɲis.tɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -istɨ
  • Syllabification: ziar‧nis‧ty

Adjective

ziarnisty (comparative bardziej ziarnisty, superlative najbardziej ziarnisty, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational) grain (harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops)
    chleb ziarnisty ― grain bread
    ziarniste pieczywo ― grain bread
    bułki ziarniste ― grain rolls
  2. (relational) bean, corn, grain, seed (edible seeds of certain crops other than cereals)
    pieprz ziarnisty ― peppercorns
    kawa ziarnista ― coffeebeans
  3. (relational) grain (single particle of a substance)
    ziarnisty proszek ― granular powder
    ziarnista struktura ― granular texture
    twarożek ziarnisty ― cottage cheese
  4. (photography, relational) 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)
    ziarnisty film ― grainy film
    ziarniste tło ― grainy background
    ziarniste zdjęcia ― grainy images
  5. (literary) grainy, granular, granulous, seedy (consisting of, or resembling, grains)
    Synonyms: kaszkowaty, kaszowaty, krupiasty

Declension

Derived terms

noun
  • ziarnistość
adjectives
nouns
proverb
verbs
  • uziarnić impf
  • ziarninieć impf
  • ziarninować impf
  • ziarnować impf

Further reading

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