nazývaný

Nazývaná is a feminine singular past passive participle of the Czech verb nazývat, meaning “called” or “named.” In contemporary Czech it functions as an adjective or as a non-finite modifier that indicates something is known by a particular name. Because it is a participle, nazývaná agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number.

The basic forms align with gender and number: masculine singular nazývaný, feminine singular nazývaná, neuter singular nazývané; in plural the forms include nazývaní (masculine), nazývané (feminine and neuter). In use, nazývaná typically describes a person, place, or thing that has a commonly used name or alias and can appear before the noun (dívka nazývaná Eva) or after it in appositive or restrictive phrases (město nazývané Prahou, nebo město, nazývané Prahou).

Usage notes: nazývaná is common in formal, encyclopedic, or descriptive writing to convey that an entity is known by an alternative name. It often appears in relative clauses or as a pre-nominal modifier, sometimes accompanied by commas when functioning as a non-restrictive apposition (Řeka, nazývaná Vltava, protékala krajem).

Examples:

- Dívka nazývaná Eva přišla na schůzku. (The girl called Eva arrived for the meeting.)

- Řeka nazývaná Vltava teče Českými zeměmi.

Nazývaná thus serves as a descriptive bridge to a name, distinguishing the known appellation from the primary identifier and is part of Czech adjective-like participial morphology.