No. 12,209 in Polish
maścią
The Polish word "maścią" means "ointment" or "salve" in the instrumental case.
In a sentence
Posmarowałem obolałe miejsce maścią.
I applied the ointment to the sore spot.
'maścią' is used in your sentence as a noun, specifically in the instrumental case, to indicate the means by which the sore spot was treated.
Zapach tej maści przypomina mi dzieciństwo.
The smell of this ointment reminds me of my childhood.
'maści' here is the genitive singular form of 'maść', used to denote association or description of the smell.
Złamałem rękę, ale lekarz posmarował ją leczniczą maścią.
I broke my arm, but the doctor applied a medicinal ointment to it.
The word 'maścią' is again in the instrumental case to express the medium/tool employed for treatment.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “maścią” in actual Polish podcasts.
Find “maścią” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Polish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appPolish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).