stredová

Stredová is a Czech feminine adjective meaning central or related to the center. It is the feminine form of středový and is used to modify feminine nouns, for example středová poloha (central position) or středová osa (central axis). The word is derived from střed, meaning center or middle, with the adjectival suffix -ový, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic roots for “center.”

In usage, stredová appears across fields such as geography, architecture, engineering, sports, and everyday description when something is located at, or conceptually connected with, the center. It often contrasts with terms describing peripheral or outer positions, such as okrajový (peripheral) or vnější (outer). Examples of common phrases include středová poloha, středová zóna or středová osa.

Morphologically, stredová agrees with feminine nouns in gender and number. Its non-diacritic form is stredova, which may appear in plain-text or simplified contexts. The term is primarily descriptive rather than a standalone noun, functioning as a descriptor for central or middle-related characteristics.

Notes and related terms: in Czech, diacritics are standard, so proper spelling is středová. The root střed also yields related forms for masculine and neuter nouns (středový, středové) and, in some cases, can appear in compound terms describing central features. In Slovak, the analogous feminine form is stredová with the same meaning. In naming, the suffix -ová is commonly used for feminine forms of surnames, so a female member of a family with a base surname related to střed could bear the form Stredová in non-diacritic text.