Meaning of грамада | Babel Free

Definitions

1. bulk, mass, colossus (any single thing of gigantic size)
2. flock, troop, bunch, group
3. pile, heap (a large quantity of things)
4. community of village level in Belarus and Ukraine before 1920s
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“Дру́жно, грама́до, въ серде́чнуй ахво́цѣ, / Ду́хамъ наси́лки на пле́чы узьдзѣ́нь! / Охъ! то́лько но́чу неспо́рно въ рабо́цѣ. / Узыдзи́ намъ, со́вняйко! прывядзи́ намъ дзѣнь!”

Together, brigade, with hearty enthusiasm and willpower, load the stretchers onto your shoulders! Oh, but it's inconvenient to work at night. Sun, rise for us! Bring us the day!

“Грамада людзей, што чакала трамваю, зарухала, замітусілася і напёрла к рэйкам; Рыгор трымаўся Ганны, супыняючы натоўп.”

The group of people awaiting for the tram became agitated, bustling and pushing towards the rails; Ryhor was making an effort not to get separated from Hanna in the crowd.

“Załataja cacka heta obraz Lady, / Jaje ab dabytak wołasnaj hramady / Prasicie dzietki.”

This golden toy depicts Lada. Children, plead to her for the prosperity of the volost community.

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