Viacerými

Viacerými is an instrumental plural form of the archaic Czech adjective viacerý, meaning “several” or “various.” It appears in Czech and Slovak texts to indicate involvement or accompaniment of multiple people, things, or ideas. In modern everyday Czech, its use is uncommon and the language more often relies on alternatives such as několik, několik málo, or mnoho, depending on context. Viacerými is typically found in formal, literary, or historical writing.

Grammatically, viacerými is used as an instrumental plural modifying a noun in the instrumental case, usually after the preposition s to express accompaniment or involvement with multiple agents. For example: Společnost spolupracovala s viacerými odborníky. This form reflects gender and number agreement with the modified noun, and it is most at home in formal registers. Because it is relatively old-fashioned, writers often replace it with more contemporary expressions in everyday usage.

Usage notes include that viacerými conveys a sense of multiple elements without specifying exact quantity, and its tone is formal and somewhat archaising. In contemporary Czech, likelier choices for “several” or “a number of” are několik, několik málo, or mnoho, depending on nuance. The Slovak language has similar forms and uses comparable constructions in formal contexts, though modern usage is also inclined toward more common expressions.

Origin and cognates stem from Slavic roots meaning “more” or “many.” The form survives primarily in historical, legal, or literary Czech and in some formal Slovak texts, serving as a reminder of older stylistic conventions rather than as a feature of standard everyday language.