Ádost

Ádost is not a standard lexical item in Czech or Slovak dictionaries. It is typically encountered as a typographical variant or misspelling of the word "žádost," which in these languages means a request or an application.

In Czech and Slovak, žádost is a noun derived from the verb žádat, and it is used in formal and administrative language. It appears in phrases such as "žádost o vydání pasu" (an application for a passport) or "žádost o poskytnutí půjčky" (an application for a loan). A common construction is "podání žádosti," meaning the submission or filing of a request.

A frequent reason for seeing "ádost" instead of "žádost" is the loss or omission of diacritics in text encoding or data entry. In plain-text environments, older systems, or during transcription, the initial ç or ž diacritic may be dropped, producing "ádost." Because of this, many editors and readers treat "ádost" as a typographical error rather than a separate word with its own meaning.

Outside of being a misspelling, there is no widely recognized meaning of "ádost" as a standalone term in standard Czech, Slovak, or related languages. It is unlikely to appear as a stable proper noun, such as a well-known place or person, and if encountered as a name, it is typically the result of spelling variation or borrowing.

See also: žádost, žádat, podání žádosti.