Operáciou

Operáciou is the instrumental singular form of the Slovak noun operácia, meaning an operation. As a grammatical form, it is used to express means, manner, or an instrument in phrases and sentences, and it appears in contexts where the noun operates in the instrumental case.

The base meaning of operácia covers several senses. Most commonly, it refers to a surgical procedure performed by medical professionals. It can also denote a mathematical or computational operation, a planned or coordinated activity within a broader process, or a specific act within a system (for example, a sequence of steps in a workflow). In all uses, operácia is a feminine noun with the instrumental singular ending -ou, producing the form operáciou (and its plural operáciami).

In standard Slovak, operáciou is used after certain verbs or prepositions that require the instrumental case, and it can appear at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a topic. For example: Operáciou sa označuje lekársky zákrok, ktorý si vyžaduje hospitalizáciu. This illustrates how the instrumental form can anchor a definition or description.

Related terms include operácia (singular noun for operation), operovať (to operate), and operačný (operational, relating to operation). These terms share the same etymology, originating from Latin operatio and evolving through various languages into Slovak.

See also: operácia, operovať, operačný.