Operacijom

Operacijom is the instrumental singular form of the noun operacija, used in several South Slavic languages such as Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian. The base word operacija denotes an operation, with senses including a medical procedure (surgery), a military or strategic action, or a mathematical or logical operation. The instrumental form operacijom marks the means or instrument by which an action is carried out.

Etymology and classification: operacija derives from Latin operatio and spread into South Slavic languages through European linguistic exchange in the modern period. In those languages, operacija follows a typical noun paradigm with distinct cases, among them the instrumental, where the form is operacijom.

Grammatical usage: In Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian, operacijom is one of the instrumental case forms for the singular. It answers questions such as by means of what or with what is something done. The instrumental is used to express instrumentality, means, or accompaniment and can appear in various syntactic constructions alongside verbs of performing actions, planning, or executing procedures.

Contexts and notes: The term is used across medical, military, and academic contexts, as well as in everyday language when referring to performing or achieving something through an operation. While the core meaning centers on “operation,” the exact sense of operacijom can shift with context to focus on the act of performing an operation or the instrument used to accomplish it.

See also: Operation (disambiguation), operacija (the noun in other cases), instrumental case in South Slavic languages.