automobilovom

Automobilovom is a grammatical form found in Czech and Slovak, used as the locative singular of the adjective automobilový, meaning automotive or car-related. It appears after prepositions such as v (in) and o (about), where it signals location or topic. Examples include Czech: v automobilovém průmyslu (in the automotive industry) and o automobilovém projektu (about the automotive project); Slovak: v automobilovom priemysle (in the automotive industry).

Morphology and usage: automobilový is the base adjective derived from automobil (car). In the locative singular, Czech forms it as automobilovém, while Slovak uses automobilovom. The function is to describe a domain related to cars, not to stand alone as a noun. The form is common in formal, technical, and academic language, as well as in industry discourse.

Related forms and notes: There are cognates in other West Slavic languages, such as Polish, where adjectives like automobilowy have instrumental forms such as automobilowym, used in similar contexts. In all cases, the base meaning centers on automotive topics and the word is part of compound phrases rather than a standalone headword.

See also: automotive industry, automobilism, linguistics of Czech and Slovak, Slavic adjective inflection.