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гуща

/[ˈɡuɕːə]/
Russiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    sediment, (coffee) grounds, (beer) lees, soup the body
    • гада́ть на кофе́йной гу́ще

      gadátʹ na koféjnoj gúščeto read the leaves, to make wild guesses (lit: tell fortunes by coffee grounds)

  2. 2.
    thicket
    • в гу́ще ле́са

      v gúšče lésain the thick of the forest

  3. 3.
    thick, centre, middle
    • в са́мую гу́щу масс

      v sámuju gúšču massin the very midst of the masses

    • в с́амой гу́ще собы́тий

      v śamoj gúšče sobýtijin the thick of things

Synonyms & related words

Related words (1)
  • густо́й

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic гуща (gušča), from Proto-Slavic *gǫšča, from *gǫstъ (“dense”) + *-ja.

Forms

  • гу́щаcanonical • feminine • inanimate
  • gúščaromanization
  • гу́щиgenitive
Dative
Singular
гу́ще
Plural
гу́щам
Accusative
Singular
гу́щу
Plural
гу́щи
Instrumental
Singular
гу́щей, гу́щею
Plural
гу́щами
Prepositional
Singular
гу́ще
Plural
гу́щах
Nominative
Singular
гу́ща
Plural
гу́щи
Genitive
Singular
гу́щи
Plural
гущ, гу́щ

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