gramatický

Gramatická is the feminine singular nominative form of the Czech and Slovak adjective gramatický, meaning “grammatical” or “relating to grammar.” It is used to describe phenomena, rules, or structures that belong to grammar. In everyday usage, it appears in phrases such as gramatická chyba (grammar error) or gramatická pravidla (grammar rules). The term functions as a modifier of feminine nouns and, like other adjectives, agrees with gender, number, and case.

Etymology and range of meaning. The word derives from gramatika, meaning grammar, which in turn comes from Latin grammatica and Greek grammatiké (from grammatos “letter, written thing”). In Czech and Slovak, gramatická retains the core sense of relating to the rules and structure of a language, distinct from lexical meaning or semantic content.

Inflection and grammar. Gramatická is part of standard adjective declension in Czech and Slovak. It inflects in the same way as other adjectives ending in -ický/-ická in their base forms: it appears as gramatická for feminine singular nominative, and there are corresponding forms for masculine and neuter, as well as for different cases and numbers. In practice, it is common in educational, editorial, and linguistic contexts to distinguish grammatical aspects with this adjective.

Relation to other terms. The related noun form is gramatika (grammar). Related adjectives include gramatický (masculine) and gramatické (neuter or plural forms depending on the grammatical context). The term is routinely used in linguistics, language teaching, editing, and grammar references.

See also: grammar, gramatika, gramatický, gramatické.