Elektrickej

Elektrickej is a colloquial form of the Czech adjective elektrický, meaning "electric." It is commonly used in spoken language and informal writing, and appears frequently in everyday dialogue, advertising, song lyrics, and casual signage. The form reflects casual pronunciation and is especially common before masculine singular nouns, as in elektrickej motor or elektrickej nářadí, where it serves as an attributive modifier.

In standard Czech orthography, the corresponding form is elektrický. The elektrickej variant is considered informal and may be described as slang or rustic in more formal contexts. It is not typical in technical manuals or scholarly writing, where elektrický would be preferred for precision and formality.

Linguistically, elektrickej is part of a broader pattern where adjectives take nonstandard, conversational endings in casual speech. This phenomenon is not unique to electricity-related terms but is widespread across many adjectives in everyday Czech.

Etymology traces elektrickej to the root elektr- from elektrický, itself derived from the Greek word elektron via the Latinized form in the history of electricity-related vocabulary. The informal form preserves the core meaning while signaling a relaxed tone or regional/colloquial style.

See also: elektrický, electricity, electrical engineering.