nurtów

Nurtów is the genitive plural form of nurt, a Polish noun with several related meanings. The word nourishes both a literal sense, referring to a current or flow, and a figurative sense, denoting a tendency, direction, or movement in ideas, culture, or politics. In usage, nurt can describe physical water movement as well as ideological or cultural currents.

In hydrology and geography, nurt denotes a current or channel within water bodies, such as the flow direction of a river or a stream segment. The term emphasizes movement and conveyance rather than a fixed place, and it is commonly found in descriptions of water dynamics and environmental processes.

In figurative language, nurt signifies a prevailing tendency or line of thought. It is used to talk about cultural, political, or social currents, for example nurt kulturowy or nurt polityczny. Phrases often employ the plural nurtów to refer to multiple currents or trends, such as niektórych nurtów myśli or różne nurty ruchu społecznego.

Grammatically, nurt is a masculine noun. Its nominative plural is nurty, while the genitive plural is nurtów, which is the form relevant to this article. The word has synonyms depending on context, including prąd, strumień for physical flows, and tendencja or kierunek for figurative currents.

See also: current, stream, trend, movement.