medicinsku

Medicinsku is the feminine accusative singular form of the Slavic adjective medicinski, meaning medical or of medicine. It is used to modify feminine nouns in the accusative case in languages such as Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian. For example, medicinsku pomoć means medical aid, and medicinsku sestru means a medical nurse when the noun is in the accusative.

Etymology and overview: the form derives from the common medical root medic-, linked to medicine and health care. The word family includes various inflected forms that express gender, number, and case in South Slavic languages, with medicinski serving as the masculine or general form, medicinska as the feminine nominative, and medicinsku as the feminine accusative.

Usage and examples: medicinsku is typically found in phrases where a feminine noun in the accusative case is described by the adjective. Examples include medicinsku pomoć (medical aid), vidjela sam medicinsku sestru (I saw a medical nurse), and pružiti medicinsku podršku (to provide medical support). The form is not used as a standalone noun; it functions as a grammatical modifier.

Notes: as with other adjectives in these languages, medicinsku changes form to agree with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case. While common in everyday language, its precise spelling and endings can vary with dialect and standard language norms.

See also: medical, medicinski, medicinska, obligation to healthcare terminology in Slavic languages.