starovkého

Starověkého is the genitive singular form of the Czech adjective starověký, meaning ancient, antiquated, or relating to antiquity. It is used to modify a masculine or neuter noun in the genitive case, for example in phrases describing something from the ancient era.

Etymology and meaning: The adjective starověký derives from the noun starověk, meaning antiquity, which itself comes from old Czech concepts of old age and historical periods. The adjective is used to indicate that a noun belongs to or concerns a period of great antiquity, rather than to something modern.

Grammar and usage: In Czech, starověký follows standard Czech adjective declension. The genitive singular masculine and neuter form is starověkého, which occurs when the modified noun is in genitive (for example, starověkého Egypta, ancient Egypt). For feminine nouns in genitive singular, the form is starověké (for example, starověké doby). The non-genitive forms adapt to gender and case as with other adjectives: nominative starověký (masc.), starověká (fem.), starověké (neut.), and their various inflections in other cases.

Examples of usage: starověkého Egypta (of ancient Egypt), starověkého období (of the ancient period), starověké říše (ancient empires, feminine plural but shows the related form starověké). The term is common in historical writing, archaeology, and cultural studies when describing objects, places, or concepts originating in antiquity.

See also: starověký, dávný, starobylý, antiquity (antique terms in Czech). Note that in standard Czech orthography the form is written as starověkého, with the háček on ě, while starovkého appears as a diacritic-free variant.