narost
Polish
Etymology
Deverbal from narosnąć.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.rɔst/
- Rhymes: -arɔst
- Syllabification: na‧rost
Noun
narost m inan (diminutive narostek)
- (uncommon) growth, accumulation, deposit
- 1972, Maciej Kuczyński, Czeluść:
- Próbowaliśmy boso brodzić w potoku, aby dać odpoczynek nogom, ale dno było pokryte niezwykle ostrymi narostami martwicy wapiennej.
- We tried to wade the stream barefoot to give our legs a rest, but the bottom was covered with unusually sharp deposits of limestone sinter.
- 1992 October 26, Wojciech Tochman, Gazeta Wyborcza:
- Jan T. ma narosty na kręgosłupie, nie mógłby długo siedzieć przy taśmie, bo by go ugniatały.
- Jan T. has growths on his spine; he cannot sit at the [conveyor] belt for a long time because it would cause him pain.
Declension
Declension of narost
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | narost | narosty |
| genitive | narostu | narostów |
| dative | narostowi | narostom |
| accusative | narost | narosty |
| instrumental | narostem | narostami |
| locative | naroście | narostach |
| vocative | naroście | narosty |
Related terms
adjectives
adverb
noun
Further reading
- narost in Polish dictionaries at PWN