nízkém

Nízkém is the locative singular form of the Czech adjective nízký, meaning low or short. It is used with masculine or neuter nouns when the locative case is required by a preposition. The feminine locative singular form of nízký is nízké. In Czech, adjectives decline for gender, number, and case, and the locative is typically used after prepositions to express location, state, or circumstance.

Usage and examples

- v nízkém věku (in a low age / at a young age)

- v nízkém světle (in dim light)

- při nízkém tlaku (at low pressure)

- o nízké ceně (about a low price; feminine noun ceně uses nízké as the stem in locative)

Notes

- Nízkém refers specifically to masculine or neuter nouns in the locative singular; feminine forms appear as nízké in corresponding contexts.

- The word derives from nízký, which is related to other Slavic words meaning low or small.

Etymology

Nízký originates from the Czech root for “low,” with cognates in related Slavic languages. The locative form nízkém reflects standard Czech inflection rules for adjectives in the masculine and neuter singular.

In use, nízkém appears in everyday Czech to describe quantities, measurements, conditions, or states that are on the lower end or less pronounced, when framed by a preposition that requires the locative case.

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