hlubokou

hlubokou is the feminine accusative singular form of the Czech adjective hluboký, meaning deep. It is used to describe feminine nouns in the accusative case. In Czech, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case; for feminine singular in the accusative, many hard adjectives take the ending -ou, as in hlubokou řeku, hlubokou studnu or hlubokou propast.

Examples illustrate typical usage. Phrases such as hlubokou řeku (a deep river), hlubokou studnu (a deep well), or hlubokou propast (a deep chasm) show how the form accompanies feminine nouns in the accusative. The form is not used in the nominative feminine, where the corresponding form is hluboká, nor in masculine or neuter cases where different endings apply.

Etymology and cognates. Hluboký derives from Proto-Slavic *hlubokъ, meaning “deep.” The word has cognates across Slavic languages, such as Russian глубо́кий (glubókiy). The feminine accusative form illustratively reflects regular Czech adjective inflection patterns rather than a separate lexical entry.

See also. Czech grammar, particularly adjective declension; hlboko as part of related inflected forms; a general glossary of Czech adjectives meaning deep.

Overall, hlubokou serves as a typical example of how Czech adjectives decline to agree with feminine nouns in the accusative singular, preserving the semantic meaning “deep” in contexts involving feminine objects.