Dolních

Dolních is a Czech word form that functions as the genitive plural of the adjective dolní, meaning “lower” or “the lower part.” It is not a standalone noun, but an inflected form used with plural nouns in genitive or in other grammatical contexts within sentences.

In common usage, dolních appears when describing a subset of a whole in the lower segment or portion. For example, in demographic or statistical language you may encounter phrases like dolních deseti procent or dolních 10 procent populace, meaning “the lower ten percent of the population.” The form signals a comparison to an upper segment (horní) or to a broader set, and it changes according to case and number rules of Czech adjectives.

Dolních also occurs in Czech toponymy as the inflected form of a capitalized compound element meaning “Lower” in place names. In such names, the first element Dolní is capitalized and is declined together with the rest of the name. For instance, in the locative case one can say v Dolních Věstonicích (in Lower Věstonice), where Dolních is the correct form used in this grammatical context. This usage distinguishes geographic names from ordinary adjective usage, though the underlying meaning remains “lower.”

Overall, dolních is a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical entry, serving to express a lower portion in general language and to inflect place-name components in toponymy. See also dolní (the base form) and horní (the opposite, “upper”).