italského

Ital(s)kého is the genitive singular form of the Czech adjective italský, meaning Italian. It is used to describe masculine or neuter nouns in the genitive case or in fixed phrases that require genitive construction. The base form italský corresponds to masculine nouns, while feminine forms differ (for example italská or italské appear in other cases or gender forms). The word is commonly found in expressions such as italského původu (of Italian origin), italského jazyka (of the Italian language), or italského designu (of Italian design).

Etymology and related forms: italský derives from Itálie (Italy) and the root It- with a typical Slavic adjectival ending, forming a national or cultural descriptor. The term is cognate with similar formations in other Slavic languages, all tracing back to the name of Italy via Latin Itālia. In Czech, the noun form for a person from Italy is Ital, while the adjective expands with -ský to denote Italian.

Usage notes: Italského appears primarily in written and formal Czech where genitive construction is required. It is not typically used as a standalone descriptor; instead it modifies other nouns within a phrase. For example, "italského původu občan" means “a citizen of Italian origin,” and "italského jazyka kurikulum" would refer to material related to the Italian language. The adverbial form italsky denotes doing something in Italian or in the Italian language.

See also: Itálie (Italy), Italský (Italian, as an adjective in other cases), Ital (a person from Italy).