narost

narost

See also: nárost

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

    verbs

    Further reading

    • narost”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[1] (in Polish)