moralna

Moralna is the feminine singular form of the adjective meaning "moral" or "ethical" in several Slavic languages, including Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Slovene. It is used to describe feminine nouns, as in moralna odgovornost (moral responsibility) or moralna pravila (moral rules). In these languages the corresponding masculine form is moralni and the neuter form is moralno; plural forms adapt to the noun. The word is commonly used in discussions of values, duties, and norms.

Etymology traces moralna to the Latin moralis, meaning pertaining to morals, through medieval and modern European languages. The root mor- appears in many languages in forms related to ethics and custom. This lineage explains the broad cross-language presence of related terms for “morality,” “moral,” and “ethics.”

Usage and scope: as an adjective, moralna serves to attribute moral quality to a noun. It frequently appears in everyday speech, education, journalism, and philosophy when describing actions, policies, or standards as being aligned with ethical considerations. In scholarly and public discourse, it may be combined with nouns to form phrases such as moralna odgovornost, moralna pravila, or moralna dilema, while broader discussions about morality often employ noun forms like morality or morality-related adjectives in the respective language.

See also: morality, ethics, moral philosophy, normative ethics.