Stranami

Stranami is a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept. In Czech, Slovak, and Polish, stranami is the instrumental plural form of the feminine noun strana, which can mean side, page, face, or part of something.

The form is used to express means or accompaniment in sentences and to refer to multiple sides or pages when appropriate. It appears in phrases describing parts of objects or pages in texts, such as the pages of a book or the sides of a surface. The exact translation and nuance depend on context and language.

Etymology and related forms: stranami is derived from the Proto-Slavic root strana, cognate with Russian storona, Polish strona, and Czech/Slovak strana. The instrumental plural is formed with the suffix -mi/-ami in these languages, producing a common surface form across the languages that use similar morphology.

Cross-linguistic notes: In Czech, the form is typically written as stranami, with diacritics as stranami or, in some contexts, with the different diacritic version stránami. In Polish and Slovak, the spelling stranami is also used in standard orthography. The pronunciation and exact usage can vary by language, but the underlying function remains the instrumental plural of strana.

See also: Strana (word); Storona (Russian cognate); Strona (Polish)