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narost

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Polish

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Etymology

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Deverbal from narosnąć.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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.

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Further reading

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  • narost in Polish dictionaries at PWN