vrijednostna

Vrijednostna is an adjective form used in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian, to indicate relation to value, worth, or valuation. It is derived from the noun vrijednost (value) with the adjectival suffix -na and is frequently found in technical or academic contexts to describe concepts, measurements, or assessments that are based on value.

In grammar, vrijednostna behaves like a regular adjective and agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies. For example, vrijednostna procjena refers to value assessment and is feminine singular, while vrijednostni kriterij would be masculine singular for a corresponding noun. The neuter form is vrijednostno, used with neuter nouns in the singular, and plural forms follow standard agreement patterns.

Common uses of vrijednostna include terms in economics, decision theory, and ethics, where value or worth is a central idea. Examples include vrijednostna funkcija (value function), vrijednostna procjena (value assessment), and vrijednostna orijentacija (value orientation). These compounds appear mainly in specialized literature, technical reports, or academic writing, rather than in everyday speech.

Etymologically, vrijednostna is part of a broader family of value-related terms built from vrijednost. While some authors may prefer alternative forms like vrijednostni or value-based translations in specific languages, vrijednostna remains a valid, recognizable adjective for describing value-centered concepts in the South Slavic linguistic sphere.

See also: vrijednost, vrijednosni, vrijednostni prefiksi, value function.