narost

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from narosnąć.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈna.rɔst/
  • Rhymes: -arɔst
  • Syllabification: na‧rost

Noun

narost m inan (diminutive narostek)

  1. (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
adjectives
adverb
noun
verbs

Further reading
  • narost in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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