europske

Europske is a form of the adjective meaning "European" used in several South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin. It is the feminine plural form, used to modify feminine plural nouns, such as europske države (European countries), europske nacije, or europske politike. The base form is europski (masculine singular), with europska (feminine singular) and europsko (neuter singular) as other inflected variants.

The form europske serves to indicate attribution to Europe or European characteristics in contexts such as government reports, academic writing, journalism, and everyday language. It appears in discussions of European affairs, regional policy, and international relations, where the gender and number of the noun determine the appropriate ending of the adjective. For example, europske države means European countries, while europska politika would mean European policy.

In Slovenian, the equivalent adjective takes a slightly different form, evropske, rather than europske. Despite the close relationship among these languages, spelling and declension patterns can vary, so speakers should apply the appropriate ending for their specific language and noun phrase.

Related forms include europski (masculine singular), europska (feminine singular), and europsko (neuter singular), with corresponding plural forms used to agree with the noun they modify. The term is not a proper noun; it functions as a descriptive modifier within standard grammar.