Hostitelem

Hostitelem is the instrumental singular form of the Czech noun hostitel, which means a host or hosting entity. The base noun hostitel can refer to a person who hosts an event, an organization that hosts a program, or a device or system that hosts services or resources. The word is used across different domains and registers, from everyday speech to more formal descriptions.

In Czech, hostitelem is used whenever the host is described in the instrumental case. Common constructions include statements like “Hostitelem konference byl profesor Novák,” meaning the professor was the host of the conference, or “být hostitelem akce,” to act as the host of an event. The form also appears after prepositions that govern the instrumental, for example “s hostitelem” (with the host) or “jako hostitelem” (as the host). In predicative clauses with linking verbs, one can encounter phrases such as “je hostitelem služby,” where the hostitelem functions as a predicative complement.

Fields of usage vary by domain. In social contexts, hostitel refers to a person or organization that invites and hosts guests. In information technology, hostitel can denote a host computer or server that provides services or resources to clients. In biology and medicine, hostitel denotes a host organism that harbors another organism or pathogen, with the instrumental form appearing in generic descriptions or formal sentences describing roles.

See also: hostitel, hosting, hosting service.