trgovinski

Trgovinski is an adjective used in several South Slavic languages to denote something related to trade or commerce. In Serbian (Latin script) and Macedonian, the form trgovinski is standard and widely used in economic and administrative terminology. It is employed to describe sectors, activities, or entities connected with trade—for example, trgovinski sektor (the trade sector), trgovinski partner (a trading partner), or trgovinski lanac (a supply or distribution chain).

Etymology and form: the word is derived from the noun trgovina or from the related verb trgovati, meaning to trade. It is built with the common Slavic adjectival suffix -ski, yielding meanings like “pertaining to trade.” The root trgov- is linked to markets and commerce, with cognate forms appearing across languages in similar contexts.

Usage and variants: the grammatical forms align with standard Slavic inflection. Masculine singular is trgovinski, feminine is trgovinska, and neuter is trgovinsko. While trgovinski is standard in Serbian and Macedonian contexts, Croatian and Bosnian often use the cognate trgovački to express the same sense of “commercial” or “trading,” though trgovinski may appear in some contexts or older texts.

See also: the related term trgovački (the Croatian/Bosnian variant) and the base words trgovina (trade) and trgovati (to trade). In practice, trgovinski appears primarily in economic, legal, and administrative language to describe anything connected to trade or commerce.