priechodný

Priechodná is the feminine form of the Slovak and Czech adjective meaning passable, traversable, or permeable. The word is derived from the noun priechod, meaning a crossing or passage, with the adjectival suffix -ná in Slovak (with a cognate form in Czech). It is used to describe something that can be crossed or entered and agrees with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case.

In everyday usage, priechodná can describe physical openings or routes that allow passage, such as a door, gate, tunnel, or road that is usable. It can also be employed in a broader or metaphorical sense to indicate feasibility or lack of insurmountable obstacles. As an adjective, it commonly appears in phrases where the noun it modifies is feminine, for example describing a passable gate or a traversable route.

In technical and scientific writing, more specialized terms may be preferred for precise notions of permeability or capability to let through substances, such as priepustný or related Slovak terms for permeability. Nevertheless, priechodná can still appear in descriptive contexts to convey that a passage or access point is usable.

Toponymy and grammar notes: priechodná is primarily an attributive adjective and is less commonly used as a stand-alone noun. In place names or geographical descriptions, it may occur as a feminine element referring to a crossing feature, though it is not a common standalone geographic name.

See also: priechodný, priechodnosť, priepustný, průchod (Czech cognates).