garść
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъrstь.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
garść f (diminutive garstka)
- grasp, grip (hand understood as a tool to hold something in it)
- Łopatę w garść i do roboty! ― Grab the spade and get to work!
- 2013, O.S.T.R., Hades (lyrics and music), “Mam dość”, in Haos, Asfalt Records:
- Myślę, widząc pustostany na tle biurowców ze szkła / Oby szlag je trafił, biorę w garść miedziaki / Tyle mam, mogę tym cisnąć prosto w twarz bogatym
- I think, seeing the vacant buildings in the background of the glass office buildings / Damn them all, I'm taking the coppers in hand / I have so much, I can throw it right in the face of rich people.
- fistful, handful (amount that can be held in a closed fist)
Declension[edit]
Declension of garść
Derived terms[edit]
noun
verbs
- brać się w garść impf
- mieć w garści impf
- wziąć się w garść pf
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