vysokého

Vysokého is the genitive singular form of the Czech adjective vysoký, which means high or tall. It is used to modify masculine or neuter nouns in the genitive case, typically in phrases that express possession, measurement, or a relation described by the genitive. For example, výška vysokého muže means “the height of a tall man,” and knihy vysokého autora means “the books of a tall author.”

In practice, vysokého appears most often with masculine nouns in genitive singular, such as vysokého muže (of a tall man) or vysokého domu (of a tall house). It can also occur with neuter nouns in genitive singular, since the masculine and neuter genitive singular forms of vysocký share the same ending. The feminine genitive singular form is vysoké, and the genitive plural form is vysokých (e.g., vysokých mužů, vysokých domů).

Morphology and related forms: masculine/neuter genitive singular — vysokého; feminine genitive singular — vysoké; genitive plural — vysokých. This reflects the standard Czech pattern for the adjective vysoký across gender and number in the genitive.

Etymology and cognates: vysokého derives from a common Slavic root meaning “high” or “tall.” Cognates include Slovak vysoký, Polish wysoki, and Russian vysokiy. The form vysoko is used in adverbial contexts, but vysoko is not interchangeable with the genitive form vysokého.

See also: vysoký, the base adjective; Vysokého may also appear in proper names or surname contexts when declined in Czech grammar.