lepících

Lepících is a Czech inflected form of the adjective lepicí, meaning adhesive or sticky. It is used to describe substances, surfaces, or materials that are designed to bond or to be bonded. As a basic form, lepicí is employed for most nominative singular nouns; lepících appears when the noun it modifies is in other cases or numbers, such as genitive plural. It is not a standalone noun, but a grammatical form of an adjective.

Etymology and grammar: The word stems from the verb lepit, “to glue.” Like other Czech adjectives, lepicí agrees with the noun it describes in gender, number, and case. The form lepících is common in phrases where the noun is plural and in cases that require a genitive or similar ending, for example lepících vrstev (adhesive layers) or lepících materiálů (adhesive materials).

Usage and examples: In everyday and technical language, lepící appears in compounds such as lepicí pásky (adhesive tapes), lepící hmota (adhesive mass), and lepící guma (adhesive rubber). The specific form lepících is encountered when the noun it modifies is in a case that produces that ending, illustrating the typical inflected pattern of Czech adjectives rather than introducing a separate lexical item.

See also: lepit, lepicí, lepivý. Notes: lepících should be understood as an inflected adjective form rather than a distinct term; it conveys adhesive or sticky properties within noun phrases.