grafickou

Grafickou is a Czech and Slovak adjective form meaning “graphic” that functions as the feminine singular instrumental or accusative form of the adjective grafický (or grafická in some contexts). It is used to modify feminine nouns in sentences where the noun is in instrumental or accusative case, and it appears across technical, design, media, and IT contexts.

As a grammatical form, grafickou agrees with feminine nouns in the instrumental and accusative singular. For example, grafickou kartou means “with a graphics card” (karta is feminine, kartou is instrumental; grafickou describes kartou). Another common usage is grafickou úpravou, meaning “with a graphical modification/edit.” In these phrases the feminine noun governs the case, and grafickou provides the descriptive meaning “graphic.”

Etymology and related terms: grafickou derives from grafický/grafická, which come from grafika (graphics) and ultimately from the Greek graphein, “to write” or “to draw.” The term is widely used in discussions of design, printing, computer graphics, and visual media to indicate a relationship to graphics or graphic style without specifying a gendered noun aloud.

Usage notes: grafickou is not a standalone noun; it is an inflected form used to describe a feminine noun in particular cases. Its exact spelling reflects the phonetic and orthographic rules of Czech and Slovak, including agreement in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies.

See also: grafický, grafika, grafika design, graphic design.