Visokih

Visokih is a grammatical inflection found in several South Slavic languages, most commonly described in Serbo-Croatian varieties. It is not a standalone word with its own meaning; instead, visokih is the genitive plural form of the adjective visok, meaning high or tall. This form is used when the noun it modifies is in the genitive plural.

Etymology and forms: The base adjective visok derives from Proto-Slavic *visokъ, with cognates across Slavic languages. In Serbo-Croatian languages, adjectives decline for gender, number, and case, and the genitive plural ending is often -ih for masculine and neuter stems, with related patterns for feminine nouns. The visokih form thus marks a quantity or relationship expressed in the genitive plural, such as after numerals, prepositions, or verbs that govern the genitive.

Usage: Visokih appears before nouns that are in genitive plural, signaling a non-nominative relationship rather than a direct attribute in the nominative case. It is used in idiomatic phrases and descriptive expressions where the noun phrase as a whole requires the genitive plural, for example in contexts describing sets, measurements, or characteristics of many items.

Other languages: Similar declension patterns exist in related South Slavic varieties, though exact endings can vary by language and stem type. The form visokih is part of a broader system of adjective declension that reflects gender, number, and case rather than a distinct lexical entry.

See also: High (adjective), Serbo-Croatian grammar, South Slavic languages, Genitive case, Adjective declension.