Zdrojovém

Zdrojovém is the locative singular form of the Czech noun zdroj, meaning source or origin. It appears most often with prepositions such as v or o to mark location or topic, for example: v zdrojovém kódu (in the source code), o zdrojovém textu (about the source text).

The noun zdroj is masculine inanimate. Its singular forms include nominative zdroj, genitive zdroje, dative zdroji, accusative zdroj, instrumental zdrojovým, and locative zdrojovém. Plural forms are nominative zdroje, genitive zdrojů, dative zdrojům, accusative zdroje, instrumental zdroji, and locative zdrojích. The related adjective zdrojový is used to form compound terms such as zdrojový kód (source code) or zdrojová data (source data.

In usage, zdroj can denote the origin of something: a water source, an information source, a data source, or a supplier. It is also used in journalism and science to indicate citations, with phrases like uvést zdroj or zdroj informací. The term is common in computing, engineering, and media, where zdrojový or zdrojová is used to indicate something related to a source, or derived from a source, as opposed to synthesized content.

Etymology: zdroj is an old Czech word for a spring or fountain, extended metaphorically to any origin or source. The form zdrojovém is a grammatical case form, not a separate lexical item, and is used in sentences governed by prepositions that require the locative case.