alkoholických

Alkoholických is a Czech adjective form derived from alkoholický, meaning “alcoholic” or “pertaining to alcohol.” The ending -ických marks the genitive plural and the locative plural, depending on the syntactic context. In Czech, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in case, number, and gender, so alcoholický has several inflected forms (for example, alkoholické in nominative plural, alkoholický in masculine singular, etc.), while alcoholických is used when the noun is plural and in genitive or locative cases.

Common usage

- Genitive plural: bez alkoholických nápojů (without alcoholic beverages).

- Locative plural: o alkoholických nápojích (about alcoholic beverages).

These forms appear in descriptions of substances, policies, measurements, or discussions related to alcohol, and they commonly modify nouns referring to beverages, habits, or products.

Notes

- Alkoholických is the form that signals possession or context in relation to a plural noun in genitive or locative case, not a standalone noun.

- It contrasts with other inflections such as alkoholické nápoje (nominative plural) where the adjective takes a different ending.

Etymology

- The word ultimately derives from alkohol, with the adjectival suffix -ický, forming alkoholický meaning “alcoholic” or “containing alcohol.” The -ích ending is a standard Czech inflection pattern for this stem in plural cases.