Literárna

Literárna is the feminine singular form of the Slovak adjective literárny, which means “literary.” It is used to describe feminine nouns that relate to literature, literary culture, or the arts. In Slovak, adjectives agree with the gender, number, and case of the noun they modify, so literárna appears before feminine singular nouns in common usage.

Common examples include literárna kritika (literary criticism), literárna teória (literary theory), and literárna história (literary history). When describing neuter nouns, the form shifts to literárne, as in literárne dielo (a literary work). The term is typically an ordinary part of speech in phrases and titles rather than a standalone concept.

Etymology and cognates: literárna derives from the root literár-, which comes from the Latin litterarius, meaning “belonging to letters” or “of literature.” The Slovak form is closely related to Czech literární, reflecting common Slavic and Latin roots that shaped many European languages for discussing literature.

Usage and notes: literárna is widely used across Slovak literary criticism, scholarship, publishing, and education to denote topics, genres, and disciplines connected with literature. It is not usually treated as a noun itself; instead, it functions as a descriptive adjective that adapts to the feminine noun it modifies. In contrast, the masculine form is literárny and the neuter form is literárne.

See also: literatúra, literárna kritika, literárna teória, literárna história, literárne dielo.