parcijalnoj

Parcijalnoj is a grammatical form found in some South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian. It represents the feminine singular form of the adjective parcijalni/parcijalna meaning partial, and is used to modify feminine nouns when the sentence requires a specific grammatical case, typically the dative or locative singular.

Etymology traces the form back to the adjective parcijalni (from parcijalna for feminine), itself derived from the Latin partialis through Slavic development. The ending -oj in parcijalnoj marks its role as a declined feminine singular in certain cases within these languages.

Usage and examples of parcijalnoj appear in phrases such as parcijalnoj verziji teksta or parcijalnoj verziji softvera, meaning “in the partial version of the text” or “in the partial version of the software.” The exact case and preposition determine its function in a sentence, with common contexts involving editing, versioning, or description of partial variants.

Parcijalnoj should be distinguished from the adverb parcijalno, which means “partially” and is used separately from the adjectival form. While parcijalnoj is a case-specific inflection of the feminine adjective, parcijalno serves as a stand-alone modifier in adverbial use.

See also: parcijalni, parcijalno, partial, grammar, South Slavic phonology and morphology.