pojmenované

Pojmenované is a Czech adjective and past participle formed from the verb pojmenovat, meaning to name or designate. It denotes something that has been given a name or designation. The form is used to modify nouns and agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes. In standard usage, pojmenované can appear as neuter singular or feminine plural; the masculine plural form is pojmenovaní, while the masculine singular is pojmenovaný and the feminine singular is pojmenovaná.

In everyday language, pojmenované refers to items that have been assigned a name. Examples include phrases such as pojmenované entity or pojmenované objekty in technical contexts. The term is common in linguistics, data processing and information science, where it helps distinguish things that carry an explicit name from those that are unnamed.

In linguistics and natural language processing, the expression pojmenované entity (named entities) is used to designate names of persons, organizations, places and other identificable terms. This usage mirrors international terminology for named entity recognition, a task that involves identifying and classifying proper names in text.

In technical and administrative contexts, pojmenované is used to describe designated items within a dataset, database or catalog. It emphasizes that an object has been assigned a specific name or label, enabling its unique reference and retrieval.

Etymology: from pojmenovat + -né, a suffix that forms adjectives or participles. The term reflects the Czech practice of labeling or designating things with explicit names.