úkonu

Úkon is a Slovak masculine noun that means an act, action, operation, or procedure. It is used for a specific deed performed by a person or institution, and for formal steps within processes in various contexts such as law, medicine, or administration. The term covers both everyday actions and technical or procedural activities, and in compound expressions it often emphasizes the performative aspect of a act rather than its outcome. In medical language, úkon commonly refers to a procedure or operation carried out on a patient, for example a surgical úkon (chirurgický úkon).

In legal and administrative contexts, úkon denotes a deliberate step within a process, an official act, or a formal transaction that has legal significance. This makes the word frequent in official documents, contracts, and procedure descriptions. The broad applicability of úkon reflects its core meaning: an action undertaken as part of a larger sequence or formal requirement.

Grammatically, úkon is a masculine noun of the Slovak 2nd declension. The genitive singular form is úkonu, a form that appears in phrases such as bez úkonu (without an act) or potrebný úkon (a necessary act). Common forms include: nominative úkon, genitive úkonu, dative úkonu, accusative úkon; locative úkone; instrumental úkonom. In plural: nominative úkony, genitive úkonov, dative úkonom, accusative úkony, locative úkonoch, instrumental úkonmi. The word is documented in standard Slovak dictionaries and is regularly used in official and everyday language.