elezný

Elezná is the feminine form of the Czech and Slovak adjective železný, meaning iron or iron-related. In contemporary usage it describes feminine nouns and is used in various phrases and place-name elements to signal iron associations, such as objects made of iron or sites connected with iron ore or industry.

In linguistic terms, elezná functions as an inflected form of the adjective. Czech and Slovak adjectives agree with the gender, number, and case of the nouns they modify, so elezná corresponds to feminine singular nominative and changes in other cases and numbers in line with standard grammar rules. The root železn- derives from the Proto-Slavic word for iron, and related terms appear across the languages, including železo (iron), železnice (railway), and železář (ironmonger).

Toponymy and historical usage: the element železná appears in several Czech and Slovak place names as part of compound forms that historically referred to ironworks, ore deposits, or iron-related features. In texts that omit diacritics, such as some databases or older records, the diacritic form may be rendered as elezná or zelezna. While elezná itself is not widely recognized as a standalone geographic name, it can occur as part of larger toponyms where the meaning is tied to iron or ironworking.

See also: the word železo (iron) and related terms such as železnice (railway), as well as discussions of Slavic adjective inflection and toponymy.