Stosowno

Stosowno is a Polish noun that denotes the quality of being appropriate or proper for a given context. In standard Polish, the ordinary abstract noun for this concept is stosowność; stosowno is considered a nonstandard, archaic, or dialectal variant and is rarely used in contemporary writing.

Meaning and usage: The term captures fittingness, propriety, or timeliness of actions, speech, or decisions in relation to circumstances, norms, or expectations. It can describe what is appropriate in a situation, including social conduct, linguistic feel, or regulatory suitability. In practice, the more common expression is stosowność, as in discussions of the propriety of a decision. The adjective stosowny is used to describe something appropriate, and the adverb stosownie means “in an appropriate manner.” Examples of standard usage include: a stosowne zachowanie (appropriate behavior) or the stosowność decyzji (the propriety of the decision).

Etymology and related forms: Stosowno derives from the adjective stosowny, with the abstract noun typically formed as stosowność in modern Polish. The form stosowno is encountered mainly in older texts or dialectal speech, and is not widely accepted as a standard modern lemma.

See also: stosowność, stosowny, stosownie, adekwatność, trafność.

References: Standard Polish dictionaries and style guides list stosowność as the normative noun for the concept of propriety or suitability; stosowny and stosownie are the corresponding adjectives and adverb. In discussing language usage, sources generally treat stosowno as nonstandard or archaic.