Mestský

Mestský is an adjective used in Slovak (and in Czech with a diacritic form městský) meaning belonging to a city or town, or relating to urban life and municipal administration. It is derived from mesto, the word for city, with the common Slavic suffix -ský to form an adjective. The feminine form is mestská, neuter mestské; masculine plural is mestskí.

In usage, mestský modifies nouns that refer to urban or municipal contexts. Common expressions include mestský úrad (city hall, municipal office), mestské zastupiteľstvo (city council), mestská polícia (municipal police), mestská doprava (city public transport), and mestská časť (city district). The term helps distinguish urban or town-level matters from rural or village contexts, which are described by dedinský or vidiecky.

Historically, the word appears in phrases such as mestské práva, meaning city rights or privileges granted to a town. In modern language, mestský conveys both administrative and descriptive senses: a mestský úrad handles local governance, while mestské prostredie refers to the urban environment.

Across related languages, cognates exist with similar meanings (for example Czech městský). The concept is central to municipal administration, urban planning, and services designed for towns and cities, as opposed to rural areas.