Normálny

Normálny is a Slovak adjective meaning normal, standard, or ordinary, depending on the context. It is used to describe things that conform to a usual or expected state, conditions, or norms. Examples include normálny deň (a normal day), normálny stav vecí (a normal/typical state of affairs), or normálny človek (a normal person).

The sense of normálny can carry a normative nuance, indicating alignment with a standard or rule. It is distinct from synonyms like bežný (ordinary, everyday) or správny (correct, proper). In medical or scientific language, normálny may refer to values within a reference range, as in normálny krvný tlak (normal blood pressure) or normálne rozdelenie in statistics, where normal (Gaussian) distribution is described as normálne rozloženie.

Grammatically, normálny inflects for gender, number, and case. The base forms include normálny (masculine singular), normálna (feminine singular), and normálne (neuter singular). In plural, forms adapt to gender and animacy, for example normálni (masculine animate), normálne (feminine or neuter, and masculine inanimate). The adverbial form is normálne, used to describe how actions are performed.

Etymology traces normálny to norma, from the Latin norma meaning a standard or rule, with the Slovak suffix -álny forming adjectives. The word is common across Slavic languages in similar cognate forms and is widely used in everyday language as well as technical discourse.