ústneho

Ústneho is a form of the Slovak adjective ústny, meaning related to the mouth or oral. It is the genitive singular masculine and neuter form used to modify a noun in the genitive case. In this role, ústneho appears in technical, anatomical, or formal texts to denote possession or relation to an oral structure. For example, ústneho otvoru means “of the oral opening,” and ústneho traktu means “of the oral tract.” The feminine genitive singular of the adjective is ústnej.

The word is derived from ústa, the Slovak noun for mouth, with the adjectival suffix -ný. In contrast, Czech uses a cognate form such as ústního (genitive singular masculine) from the adjective ústní, reflecting common Slavic roots but different inflectional patterns.

Usage and scope are typically limited to specialized language domains, especially anatomy, dentistry, and medical descriptions. In everyday Slovak, speakers more often use simpler constructions or the noun form rather than the genitive adjective ústneho. It is not a standalone noun; rather, it functions as a grammatical form of the adjective to connect with the noun it modifies.

See also: Slovak grammar and terminology related to anatomical descriptors; comparison with Czech ústního for similar meanings in neighboring languages.