Apotekárskych

Apotekárskych is the plural genitive or accusative form of the Slovak adjective apotekársky, which means pharmacist’s or pharmacy-related. It is used to describe nouns connected with apothecaries or pharmacy and appears in formal, historical, and regulatory language.

Etymology and meaning: The adjective apotekársky comes from apotekár (pharmacist), itself derived from the medieval Latin apothecarius, via the French apothicaire and related European terms. The form apotekárskych marks agreement with a plural noun in cases such as genitive or accusative, indicating “of the apothecaries” or “pharmacy-related” in plural.

Usage: In Slovak, apotekárskych is encountered in phrases referring to multiple elements associated with apothecaries or pharmacies. Examples include apotekárskych služieb (pharmacy services), apotekárskych výrobkov (pharmaceutical products), and apotekárskych predpisov (pharmacist regulations). It is commonly found in historical texts describing the apothecary profession, as well as in formal regulatory or academic writing. The form is specifically used when the modified noun is plural and in a case that requires the genitive or accusative.

Context: In everyday Slovak, the base form apotekársky is more common for describing things related to pharmacists in the singular or in general terms, while apotekárskych appears in plural or in contexts requiring the genitive/accusative construction. The term illustrates how Slovak adjectives adapt to grammatical case and number to convey possessive or relational meaning.

See also: apothecary, pharmacy, pharmacology, Slovak grammar.