Delovna

Delovna is a Slovenian adjective form used to describe feminine nouns related to work or labor. It is the feminine singular nominative form derived from the stem delov-, and it denotes something work-related or occupational. Adjectives in Slovenian agree with the gender and number of the nouns they modify, so delovna appears with feminine singular nouns.

In practice, delovna is widely found in technical, administrative, and everyday terms. Common phrases include delovna sila (labor force), delovna nesreča (occupational accident), delovna zakonodaja (labor legislation), and delovne razmere (working conditions, with the plural feminine form delovne razmere). The masculine and neuter counterparts are delovni and delovno, respectively, used with masculine and neuter nouns.

Etymology and related forms: delovna comes from the root del- meaning work, with Slovenian adjective formation patterns that create gendered endings. This pattern yields delovni for masculine singular, delovna for feminine singular, and delovno for neuter singular; adjectives also take plural endings to match nouns in number and case.

See also: Slovenian adjectives, labor- and work-related terminology in Slovenian, occupational health and safety vocabulary.

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