Cestách

Cestách is the locative plural form of the Czech noun cesta, meaning road, path, or journey. It is used after prepositions that govern the locative case, most commonly in phrases such as na cestách (on the roads), po cestách (along the roads), or v cestách (on the move). In everyday speech and travel writing, cestách can denote physical locations on networks of roads or a figurative sense of being on a journey.

Etymology and grammar: cesta is a feminine noun of the first declension. Its locative plural form is cestách, formed with the suffix -ách. The full plural paradigm includes cesta (singular nominative), cesty (plural nominative), cestami (instrumental plural), cestám (dative plural), cestách (locative plural). The term is commonly found in geographic descriptions, travel narratives, and discussions of routes or mobility.

Usage notes: Cestách appears primarily after prepositions that require the locative case. It can describe concrete locations, such as road networks, as well as figurative or literary journeys, for example in expressions about life’s paths or itineraries. It is also used in plural expressions discussing multiple routes or travels across regions.

Examples:

- Na cestách se často mění počasí. (On the roads the weather often changes.)

- Po cestách putovali poutníci krajinou a poznávali nové místní lidi. (Along the roads, pilgrims crossed the landscape and met new people.)

See also:

- cesta (the base word)

- cesty (plural nominative)

- cestování (travel)

- česká gramatika deklinace žena (Czech noun declension patterns)