kompaktný

Kompaktný is a Slovak adjective meaning compact, dense, or concise. It is used to describe objects or concepts that have a small overall size relative to their capabilities, or that are efficiently designed and tightly organized. The term can refer to physical dimensions, such as a compact car or a compact apartment, as well as to the perceived efficiency or completeness of a system, device, or form of presentation.

Etymology and cognates: Kompaktný is borrowed from the word kompakt (or kompakt-), which in turn comes from German kompak[t]. The root is related to Latin compactus, meaning “pressed together” or “closely packed.” In Slovak, the suffix -ný forms adjectives with masculine, feminine, and neuter forms (kompaktný, kompaktná, kompaktné) and is used similarly to other -ný adjectives.

Usage: The term appears in everyday and technical language. Common collocations include kompaktný dizajn (compact design), kompaktný prístroj (compact device), and kompaktné rozmery (compact dimensions). It is also used in marketing to emphasize space efficiency, portability, or streamlined form, for example kompaktný telefón or kompaktný byt. In some contexts, it may describe information density or brevity, as in kompaktný text or kompaktný formát dokumentu.

Variants and related terms: In Czech, the cognate is kompaktní, reflecting the close relationship between the languages. Related nouns include kompaktnosť (compactness) and the noun kompaktnus referring informally to a compact object in some technical registers.

See also: compact, compactness, compact disk (CD), compact design.