Ekonomsko

Ekonomsko is a neuter singular adjective used in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin. It denotes a relation to the economy, and is commonly translated as “economic.” In practice it describes matters connected with production, finance, and resource use, and appears in formal and technical language as well as in everyday discourse. The form ekonomsko is often found in phrases such as ekonomsko stanje (the economic condition) or ekonomsko planiranje (economic planning). When used with adverbs, expressions like ekonomsko gledano mean “economically speaking.”

Etymology and forms: The word ekonomsko derives from ekonomija (economy) and is cognate with ekonomski (masculine), ekonomska (feminine), and ekonomsko (neuter). The root traces back to the Greek oikonomikos, through Latin oeconomus and the term economie in various European languages, reflecting the historical development of economic thought.

Usage notes: In its neutral sense, ekonomsko describes topics, policies, and conditions related to the economy. It is not typically used to mean “economic” in the sense of thrift or cost-saving; that nuance is usually conveyed by phrases or different adjectives. In phonology and grammar, the form agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies.

See also: ekonomija, ekonomski, oikonomia.