seksualna

Seksualna is a feminine adjective meaning "sexual" used in several Slavic languages, including Polish and the South Slavic languages Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Slovenian. It is the feminine singular form of the adjective that describes nouns related to sex or sexuality, agreeing with feminine nouns such as tożsamość (identity) or orientacija (orientation) in those languages. The masculine form is seksualny (Polish) or seksualan (South Slavic languages), and the neuter form is seksualne or seksualno, depending on the language.

Etymology and cognates: the term derives from Latin sexualis, meaning pertaining to sex, with subsequent adoption and adaptation in many European languages. In Slavic languages, the stem seks- or seksual- is combined with language-specific feminine endings to produce seksualna.

Usage: in standard usage, seksualna modifies a feminine noun to express a relation to sex or sexuality. Examples include Polish phrases such as tożsamość seksualna (sexual identity) and edukacja seksualna (sex education), and similar constructions in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Slovenian, such as seksualna orijentacija (sexual orientation) or seksualna identiteta (sexual identity). The word functions as a general descriptor in academic, medical, educational, and everyday contexts.

See also: sexuality, sexual health, sex education.