herních

Herních is a Czech word form that functions as an inflected form of the adjective herní, which means "game" or "gaming" in the sense of relating to games. The base adjective herní is derived from the noun hra ("game") and is used to describe objects, activities or contexts connected with games, gameplay, or gaming technology.

Grammatical role and pronunciation

Herních typically appears as the genitive plural and locative plural form of herní in standard Czech adjective declension. It is used when qualifying plural nouns in constructions requiring those cases (for example, in possessive or prepositional phrases). Pronunciation in Czech is approximately /ˈɦɛrnɪx/.

Common uses

Herních occurs in compound noun phrases and technical contexts, such as herních zařízení (gaming devices), herních prvků (game elements), and herních studií (game studios). It appears across discussions of video games, board games, game design, esports and gambling where the adjective herní must agree with a plural noun in the genitive or locative.

Related forms

The uninflected adjective herní is used in nominative and other cases; other declensions include herního, hernímu, herními, etc., depending on gender, number and case. The root hra remains central in related vocabulary describing play and games in Czech.