Lateralna

Lateralna is the feminine singular form of the adjective lateral in several Slavic languages, including Polish, Croatian, Serbian, and Slovenian. It describes something related to the side or outer part of a body, object, or structure. The term derives from Latin lateralis, meaning “of the side,” itself from latus, meaning side.

In these languages, adjectives inflect to agree with the gender and number of the nouns they modify. Lateralna corresponds to feminine nouns in the singular, while masculine and neuter forms exist as lateralny and lateralne, respectively. This morphological pattern is common across contexts such as anatomy, biology, geography, and everyday description, where the emphasis is on side-related features or positions.

Usage and examples are typically combination-based rather than standing alone. A phrase like lateralna strona would denote the lateral or side aspect of a given thing, while other contexts might use related phrases to convey side-related properties. The term is primarily descriptive and functions as an ordinary adjective rather than a proper noun.

In medical, scientific, and educational texts, lateralna appears as part of compound terms that specify the side of a structure, axis, or orientation. Because many Slavic languages share similar adjective morphology, readers should be aware of the gender and number agreement when translating or interpreting phrases containing lateralna.

See also: lateral, lateralization, laterialis (Latin root).