okolnost

Czech

Etymology

From okolní +‎ -ost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈokolnost]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -olnost

Noun

okolnost f

1. circumstance

   za normálních okolností ― under normal circumstances

Declension

Declension of okolnost (i-stem feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	okolnost	okolnosti
genitive	okolnosti	okolností
dative	okolnosti	okolnostem
accusative	okolnost	okolnosti
vocative	okolnosti	okolnosti
locative	okolnosti	okolnostech
instrumental	okolností	okolnostmi

Derived terms

• polehčující okolnost

Related terms

(adjective):

• okolní

(adverb):

• okolo

(nouns):

• okolek
• okolí
• okolík

(preposition):

• okolo

Further reading

• “okolnost”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “okolnost”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “okolnost”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech okolnost. First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /okǒːlnoːst/
• Hyphenation: o‧ko‧lnost

Noun

okólnōst f (Cyrillic spelling око́лно̄ст)

1. circumstance

Declension

Declension of okolnost

	singular	plural
nominative	okolnost	okolnosti
genitive	okolnosti	okolnosti
dative	okolnosti	okolnostima
accusative	okolnost	okolnosti
vocative	okolnosti	okolnosti
locative	okolnosti	okolnostima
instrumental	okolnošću / okolnosti	okolnostima

Further reading

• “okolnost”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025