Skupnost

Skupnost is a Slovenian noun meaning a group of people who share a geographic, cultural, or functional bond, forming a community. It can refer to a local neighborhood, a religious or professional group, or a broader civil society network. The word is used for both informal collectives and formal organizations; for example, lokalna skupnost or skupnost prebivalcev translates to a local community, and spletna skupnost refers to an online community. The term also appears in administrative language, such as skupnost občin (an association of municipalities) or in discussions about civil society.

Etymology: skupnost comes from the Slavic root skup- meaning “together,” with the abstract noun suffix -nost. The word thus encodes the idea of togetherness and shared identity.

Nuance and usage: while skupnost emphasizes social ties and belonging, other Slovene terms convey different nuances. Družba can imply a company or formal society, and združenje emphasizes an association formed for a specific purpose. Skupnost remains a neutral and versatile term used across everyday speech and official terminology to denote people connected by locality, shared interests, or common goals.

See also: spletna skupnost, lokalna skupnost, civilna družba. These related expressions illustrate how the concept of community appears in different domains of Slovene language and public life.