rozsáhlou

Rozsáhlou is the feminine singular accusative (and instrumental) form of the Czech adjective rozsáhlý, meaning extensive, broad, or wide-ranging in scope. It is used to describe feminine nouns in contexts where the extent, area, or reach of something is emphasized, for example rozsáhlou kampaň, rozsáhlou práci, or rozsáhlou analýzu.

Etymology and meaning: Rozsáhlý derives from the root sáh, meaning reach or span, with the prefix roz- to indicate broadening. The notion is historical: something with a large reach or extent. The adjective exists in masculine and neuter forms as rozsáhlý and rozsáhlé, and in feminine form as rozsáhlá in nominative, with rozsáhlou appearing in accusative or instrumental cases.

Morphology: In Czech, adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. The feminine singular nominative form is rozsáhlá, while the feminine singular accusative and instrumental form is rozsáhlou. Example nouns and phrases illustrate the pattern: rozsáhlou kampaň, rozsáhlou práci, rozsáhlou analýzu.

Usage and nuance: Rozsáhlou emphasizes the breadth of scope or geographic or temporal extent, and is common in formal, academic, or official language. It is distinct from obsáhlý, which also means extensive but with a stronger sense of comprehensiveness or coverage of content, and from šíroký, which more often denotes simple width or breadth. Both rozsáhlý and obsáhlý can describe large-scale phenomena, but they convey slightly different emphases.

See also: Rozsáhlý; obsáhlý; široký; sáh (etymology).