Iným

Iným is a Slovak word that functions as the instrumental singular masculine form of the adjective iný, meaning "other" or "different." It is used when describing a masculine or masculine-animate noun in the instrumental case, typically to express means, manner, or association with another thing or person.

In Slovak, iným declines from iný as follows in the instrumental: masculine singular iným, feminine singular inou, neuter singular iné, and plural forms such as inými for instrumental plural. This allows phrases like iným spôsobom (in another way), iným človekom (by another person), and inými slovami (in other words). The form iným specifically marks masculine or masculine-animate nouns in instrumental usage.

Usage notes:

- Iným is most commonly seen in phrases that indicate a different means or manner of doing something.

- The related phrase in other words, inými slovami, is a standard collocation.

- The word contrasts with other gendered forms of the adjective: iná (feminine), iné (neuter), and their respective instrumental forms.

Etymology and relation to other languages:

- Iný derives from Proto-Slavic, sharing cognates with related Slavic languages. The Slovak form iným reflects standard Slovak inflection for adjectives ending in -ý in the masculine singular instrumental.

- In Czech, the corresponding instrumental form of the adjective meaning "other" is jiným, not iným, illustrating a parallel but divergent development between the two languages.

See also: iný, iná, iné; jiný (Czech cognate), inými (instrumental plural).