dalsi

Dalsi is the ASCII rendering used for the common Slavic adjective in Czech and Slovak that corresponds to the diacritic spellings dálší (Czech) or ďalší (Slovak). The word is used to express notions such as next, following, or additional, depending on the context. It functions as a determiner or adjective that modifies a noun and agrees in gender, number, and case with that noun.

In usage, dalsi appears before a noun to indicate sequence or addition, for example in phrases like dalsi krok (next step) or dalsi informace (additional information). It can also be used in broader phrases meaning “another” or “more,” as in dalsi dovednosti or dalsi data in more formal or technical registers. The form is inflected to match the noun it describes, with distinct endings for masculine, feminine, and neuter, as well as singular and plural.

Etymologically, dalsi derives from a Slavic root associated with distance or progression, relating etymologically to words meaning “far” or “further” in related languages. It is part of a family of words used to indicate sequence, continuation, or extension, alongside related terms such as dále (further) in Czech and Slovak.

Notable considerations include its use in ASCII-only texts, where diacritics are omitted, and its close relation to the standard spellings dálší in Czech and ďalší in Slovak. In most linguistic and reference contexts, dalsi is understood as a representation of those forms. See also: dalsí, dálě, další, and related terms for further nuances.