Specifickým

Specifickým is the instrumental singular form of the Czech adjective specifický, meaning specific or particular. The term is used to describe characteristics or methods that are distinctive to a certain subject, as opposed to general qualities. It is a standard inflected form, produced by declining the adjective to match gender, number, and case.

Grammatical notes: In Czech, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify. In the singular instrumental, masculine and neuter forms take specifickým, while the feminine singular instrumental is specifickou. The plural instrumental form is specifickými. This form appears in phrases where the adjective modifies a noun in the instrumental case, often indicating manner, means, or a particularized attribute. Examples include specifickým způsobem (in a specific way), specifickým nástrojem (with a specific tool), and specifickými vlastnostmi (with specific properties).

Usage: Specifický and its inflected forms are common in scientific, technical, and descriptive prose, where precise specification is required. The instrumental form specifickým frequently appears after verbs or prepositions that govern the instrumental case, or in fixed expressions that denote how something is done or by what means.

Etymology and related forms: Specifický derives from Latin specificus and is widely used across Slavic languages with cognate forms. It is related to but distinct from spesific meaning general or broad; specifický emphasizes particularity. The adverbial or noun forms related to specificity are formed through related morphology, but specifickým themselves function strictly as an instrumental adjective form.

See also: specifický, specifika, vlastnosti, způsobem.