cukerné

Cukerné is an adjective used in Czech and Slovak to denote a relation to sugar or to substances that contain sugar. It is formed from the noun cukr (sugar) and a standard adjectival suffix. The form cukerné appears as the neuter singular or the plural form of the adjective, while masculine and feminine forms are cukerný and cukerná, respectively. In practice, cukerné is used mainly in technical, scientific, agricultural, or food-industry language to describe sugar-related properties, contents, or origins.

In usage, cukerné often appears in compound terms to indicate sugar content or association with sugar. Examples include cukerné látky (sugar-containing substances) and cukerné výrobky (sugar-containing products). In discussions of crops or production, the term may occur alongside more specific terms for particular sources of sugar, such as sugar beet (cukrová řepa) or sugar cane (cukrovina), depending on the context and regional preferences.

Etymology and related terms: cukerné derives from the Czech and Slovak word for sugar, cukr. Related concepts in the same languages include cukrový (sugar-related in the sense of sugared or sugary) and the broader noun cukr. The term is primarily a linguistic device for describing sugar-related characteristics rather than a separate scientific category.

See also: sugar, sugar beet, sugar cane, cukr, cukrový.