Psací

Psací is a Czech adjective meaning related to writing or used for writing. It is formed from the verb psát (to write) with the participle suffix -cí and is commonly attached to nouns to create compounds describing writing-related objects or spaces.

In everyday language, psací is most often found in compound nouns such as psací stůl (writing desk), psací potřeby (writing supplies), and psací pero (writing pen). The term helps distinguish items or areas intended for writing from those used for other activities. It is widely used across households, offices, and schools.

Historically, psací appears in references to devices and furniture used for writing, including the psací stroj (typewriter) when describing equipment from earlier technology eras. While typewriters have largely been supplanted by computers, the compound psací stroj remains part of historical and bibliographic descriptions.

Etymologically, the word reflects the linguistic pattern in Czech where the verb psát is turned into an adjective to modify related nouns, a pattern common to many everyday descriptors. The root ps- plus the suffix -cí signals the activity-oriented relation to writing rather than to the objects’ other functions.

See also: psaní, písmo, psaníčko (historical term for a small writing instrument), psací potřeby (category of writing supplies).