Previsoki

Previsoki is an adjective used in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian to describe something that is higher than is appropriate or permissible. It conveys the idea of excess or surpassing a standard, limit, or expectation. The term is formed from the stem visok (high) with the prefix pre-, which signals excess or exaggeration.

Etymology and forms: Previsoki belongs to the standard inflection pattern of adjectives in South Slavic languages and changes form to agree with gender, number, and case. Common base forms include previsoki (masculine singular or plural), previsoka (feminine singular), and previsoko (neuter singular). In practice, the word is used both attributively before a noun, as in previsoki troškovi (too high costs) or previsoki standardi (too high standards), and predicatively, as in cijene su previsoke (prices are too high) or ograničenje je previsoko (the limit is too high).

Usage context: The term is frequent in economics, policy discourse, construction, architecture, and everyday speech when something exceeds an approved threshold. It often carries a negative or cautionary connotation, signaling that adjustments are needed to bring levels into an acceptable range.

Relation to related terms: Previsoki is a variant of the root visok (high) with the pre- prefix; related forms include visok, previsoka, and previsoko, which align with standard adjective agreement patterns in the relevant language.

Notable notes: Previsoki is not generally used as a proper noun. It is primarily a descriptive adjective; there are no widely recognized places or people commonly known by this term.