Administratívnou

Administratívnou is the instrumental feminine singular form of the Slovak adjective administratívny, meaning relating to administration or administrative. In Slovak, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. When the noun is feminine singular in the instrumental case, the adjective takes the form administratívnou.

Forms and agreement: administratívny (masculine), administratívna (feminine nominative), administratívne (neuter). In the instrumental feminine singular, used after prepositions requiring the instrumental or in phrases expressing manner, the form is administratívnou. For example, s administratívnou reformou (with an administrative reform) or s administratívnou evidenciou (with administrative records).

Etymology: The word comes from Latin administrativus, through Slavic adaptations and into Slovak as administratívny, with the instrumental feminine form administratívnou. The root administr- relates to management and governance, and the suffixes mark gender and case.

Usage: Administratívnou appears in formal or bureaucratic language, particularly in phrases describing procedures, reforms, or tools related to administration. It is typically part of a larger noun phrase rather than a stand-alone adjective, reflecting its role as a grammatical inflection rather than a separate term.

Example contexts: administrative reforms or processes described instrumentally, such as administratívnou reformou (administrative reform) or s administratívnou evidenciou (with administrative records). The form helps convey precise grammatical relationships in Slovak syntax.