Ádostmi

Ádostmi is the instrumental plural form of the Czech noun žádost, meaning “requests” or “applications.” The standard form in Czech is žádostmi; ádostmi can occur as a typographical variant or in contexts where diacritics are omitted. The word describes multiple acts of asking, petitioning, or applying, and it is most commonly used in administrative and bureaucratic language.

Etymology and form. The noun žádost derives from the verb žádat, “to ask,” and functions as a general term for a request or petition addressed to an authority. In Czech, it has a well-defined inflection system, with the instrumental plural used after prepositions such as s (“with”). For example: Přišli na úřad se žádostmi o grant. This contrasts with the nominative plural žádosti or the instrumental singular žádostí, illustrating the broader range of cases the word can take.

Usage. The term covers formal applications (e.g., to authorities, institutions, or grant bodies) as well as petitions or requests embedded in administrative procedures. It appears in official documents, guidelines, and procedures that involve submitting multiple requests or accompanying documents. In common parlance, the related verb žádat is often used, for example in phrases like podat žádost (to submit an application) or vyřizovat žádosti (to process requests).

See also. Žádost; žádosti; žiadosť (Slovak); petition; application; administrative procedure.