obklopeny

Obklopeny is a Czech adjective and past passive participle meaning “surrounded” or “encircled.” It describes something that is enveloped on all sides by another object or area, and it is used in both physical and figurative contexts. In standard Czech, the forms obklopený (masc), obklopená (fem), and obklopené (neut) are used; the non-diacritic form obklopeny is common in plain-text works.

The term is derived from the verb obklopit, meaning to surround. As a participle, obklopený combines with a noun to describe its state, e.g., město obklopené horami means a town surrounded by mountains. The word can appear in descriptive passages about geography, architecture, or atmospheres, and it also functions in figurative language to express being encircled by non-physical forces or circumstances.

Usage examples help illustrate nuance. Město je obklopené lesy a horami. (The town is surrounded by forests and mountains.) Byl obklopený pochybnostmi. (He was surrounded by doubts.) The phrase generally emphasizes complete enclosure rather than partial coverage, and it often appears in formal or literary Czech.

Related terms include obklopit (to surround) and obklíčit (to besiege), as well as obklopení (surrounding or enclosure). Obklopeny, as a non-diacritic variant, is frequently encountered in texts that omit diacritics.