Odborníkmi

Odborníkmi is the instrumental plural form of the Slovak noun odborník, meaning “expert” or “specialist.” The word refers to a group of experts in contexts where the instrumental case is required, such as after prepositions that govern the instrumental or to express agents in passive constructions.

Morphology and usage: In Slovak, the base odborník gains the instrumental plural ending -mi to form odborníkmi. This form is used with prepositions like s (with) in its full form so (before certain sounds): e.g., so odborníkmi. Examples include sentences like “Zmluvu vypracovali odborníkmi,” meaning “The contract was prepared by the experts,” or “Na konferencii diskutovali s odborníkmi na genetiku,” meaning “At the conference they discussed with the experts in genetics.”

Function in sentences: Odborníkmi designates the people who are performing, informing, or collaborating in a context that requires the instrumental case. It contrasts with other case forms of the same noun, such as nominative odborníci (experts) or genitive/accusative forms like odborníkov, depending on sentence structure.

Etymology: The term derives from odborník (expert) with a standard Slovak plural/instrumental inflection. The suffix -mi marks masculine animate instrumental plural in Slovak grammar.

Notes: Odborníkmi is specific to Slovak; Czech and other related languages use different inflection patterns for the plural instrumental of odborník. In Slovak, the corresponding nominative plural is odborníci, while the instrumental plural remains odborníkmi.