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ogrom

//ˈɔ.ɡrɔm//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

ogrom is the dative plural form of ogr — “ogre (brutish giant).

See the full entry for ogr

Definitions

  1. 1.
    enormity (large size of something)
    • Ale czemże jest to Słońce nasze, ktorego ogrom nas przeraża, a szyk budowy układu zachwyca?

      But what is this Sun of ours, whose enormity terrifies us, and whose structure fascinates us?

  2. 2.
    bulk, myriad, multitude (large amounts of something)
    • Pan Szymon Gajowiec poza urzędowymi pracami, które mu ogrom czasu zabierały, i niezależnie od tych prac prowadził po nocach swą własną robotę.

      The lord Szymon Gajowiec, outside bureaucratic work, which took up a massive amount of his time, and regardless of this work he ran his own operations at night.

  3. 3.
    enormity (very large object)
    • Warszawa-ogrom, rozsiadła na przestrzeni mil, z sosnowymi parkami, tonąca w drzewach [...]

      Warsaw - the giant, ensconced over the space of miles, with pine parks, swimming in trees …

Etymology

Deverbal from ogromić.

Nominative
Singular
ogrom
Plural
ogromy
Genitive
Singular
ogromu
Plural
ogromów
Dative
Singular
ogromowi
Plural
ogromom
Accusative
Singular
ogrom
Plural
ogromy
Instrumental
Singular
ogromem
Plural
ogromami
Locative
Singular
ogromie
Plural
ogromach
Vocative
Singular
ogromie
Plural
ogromy

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