cyklickou

Cyklickou is the feminine singular accusative or instrumental form of the Czech adjective cyklický, meaning cyclic or cyclical. It is used to describe feminine nouns in those cases and is common in scientific, mathematical, and literary contexts to characterize processes, patterns, or phenomena that recur in cycles.

Etymology: The adjective cyklický derives from cyklus (cycle), which in turn comes from Greek kuklos, via Latin cyclus. The feminine form cyklickou appears as the accusative or instrumental singular ending for nouns of feminine gender.

Usage notes: The full set of forms includes cyklický (masc.), cyklická (fem. nominative), and cyklické (neut.). The ending -ou marks the feminine accusative and instrumental singular. Example: Jev se projevuje cyklickou změnou teploty. Translation: The phenomenon manifests as a cyclic change in temperature. Another example: V klimatických modelech se uvažuje s cyklickou periodou. Translation: In climate models, a cyclic period is considered.

See also: cyklus, cyklický.