stúpania

Stúpania is the plural form of the Slovak noun stúpanie, which denotes the act or process of rising, climbing, or increasing. It is derived from the verb stúpať ('to rise, to ascend'). The term is neuter in gender; the singular is stúpanie and the plural stúpania. In everyday language the word can describe both physical ascent and figurative increases.

In literal usage, stúpanie refers to climbing or ascending physically, such as climbing stairs, hills, or mountains. Phrases include stúpanie po schodoch or výstup na horu, where the focus is on the act of moving upward.

In figurative usage, stúpanie describes upward changes in values or quantities, such as price or temperature increases, or growth in production. It appears in statistical or economic contexts to denote rising trends.

Related terms include stúpať (to rise), and synonyms such as nárast, rast, alebo zvýšenie. Antonyms include pokles or zníženie. The term is most common in formal or technical Slovak, including journalism, economics, and meteorology, but can also appear in general discourse when discussing upward movement.