inného

Inného is a term that appears in some linguistic discussions as a rarely attested or nonstandard inflected form of the Slavic adjective meaning “other.” In modern standard Czech the genitive singular of jiný is jiného, and in modern standard Slovak the corresponding form is iného. The double-n spelling inného is not part of the standard grammars for these languages and is generally viewed as an orthographic error, a scribal variant, or an archaism found only in a few historical manuscripts or nonstandard dialect writings.

Etymologically, inného would be derived from the same root as jiný (Czech) or iný (Slovak), with the suffix -ého used to form the genitive masculine singular. The use, when observed in older or regional texts, would typically occur in attributive phrases following a noun, for example in the sense of “of another [person/thing].” However, such occurrences are not representative of contemporary usage and are not considered standard in either language.

In practice, writers and editors should treat inného as a nonstandard variant and prefer jiného in Czech or iného in Slovak. The term does not constitute a separate lexical entry in modern dictionaries and is mainly of interest to historical linguists examining orthographic variation or manuscript transmission.

See also jiný, iný; orthography; historical Czech orthography; Slovak orthography.