Chemickej

Chemickej is a colloquial spelling of the Czech and Slovak adjective chemický, meaning “chemical.” It appears mainly in informal spoken language and in casual writing to reflect everyday pronunciation. In formal or standard writing, the corresponding forms are chemický (masculine singular), chemická (feminine), and chemické (neuter), with full inflection for case and gender.

The most common use of chemickej is as a pre-nominal modifier before masculine singular nouns in the nominative, where it replaces chemický in casual speech. For example, chemickej rozbor (chemický rozbor) or chemickej průmysl (chemický průmysl). Beyond direct adjectives, the form can also appear in quoted speech, headlines, or branding to convey a colloquial, everyday tone.

Phonologically, the shift from -ický to -ickej reflects a simplification typical of spoken language in Czech and Slovak, where the final -ýk y sound often softens to -ej in rapid speech.

Limitations: chemickej is nonstandard and generally regarded as slang or regional speech. It is usually avoided in formal writing, technical documentation, or academic contexts, where chemický and its inflected forms are preferred.

In relation to standard terminology, chemickej does not introduce a separate meaning; it is a stylistic variant of the same word. See also chemický, chemistry, chemical terminology.