spôsoby

Spôsoby is a Slovak noun in the plural form meaning ways, methods, or manners. It is the plural of spôsob and is used to refer to various approaches to a task, problem, or phenomenon. The term appears across everyday language, media, education, science, and technology, often in compounds such as spôsoby riešenia (ways of solving), spôsoby vyučovania (methods of instruction), spôsoby merania (methods of measurement), or spôsoby varenia (cooking methods).

Spôsoby is a masculine inanimate noun. In sentences it commonly combines with adjectives or descriptive nouns to specify the domain of the approaches, for example: Existujú rôzne spôsoby riešenia problému. Tieto spôsoby vyučovania zohľadňujú rôzne štýly učenia.

Etymology and related forms: the word is cognate with other Slavic terms for method or way, such as the Czech způsob and the Polish sposób, reflecting a shared linguistic heritage across the region.

Usage and nuance: spôsoby denotes concrete approaches or procedures rather than abstract concepts of theory alone. It is frequently used when listing alternatives, comparing techniques, or describing practices in fields such as education, research, engineering, cooking, or daily life.

See also: spôsob (singular form), related terms in Slovak describing technique and method, and cross-language cognates in Czech and Polish. Spôsoby may appear in titles, headings, or discourse as part of longer phrases that specify the context of the methods being discussed.