rovnakých

Rovnakých is the genitive plural form of the Slovak adjective rovnaký, which means the same or identical. It is used to describe a noun in a context that requires genitive plural, signaling sameness or identity between items.

Etymology and form: The adjective rovnaký derives from the root rov- meaning even or level, with the common Slovak suffix -ný to form adjectives. In Slovak, adjectives decline to agree with gender, number, and case, so the genitive plural ending becomes -ých for all genders in most contexts. Therefore, rovnakých appears in phrases where the governing noun is in genitive plural, for example rovnakých vecí or rovnakých podmienok.

Usage: Rovnakých is used to express sameness or likeness between multiple items in a genitive plural construction. It often appears in noun phrases following numerals or possessive phrases, or in comparative or descriptive statements. Examples include rovnakých vecí (the same things), rovnakých podmienok (the same conditions), or rovnakých šiat (the same dresses) in appropriate syntactic contexts. It is not a standalone noun but a grammatical form of an adjective.

Notes: The corresponding form in Czech would typically be rovnných or similar, depending on declension patterns, while in Slovak the standard genitive plural is rovnakých. Related terms include rovný (the base adjective meaning equal or level) and ten istý (the same, in some contexts). Rovnaký is also used in phrases meaning identical in quality or nature, not merely proportionally equal.