Jménech

Jménech is a Czech noun-form in which the word jméno (name) appears in a plural inflected form. In Czech grammar, jméno is a neuter noun that denotes a name or title, and its inflected forms are used to refer to names in different grammatical contexts. Jménech functions as a plural form used in phrases that discuss names as a group or in prepositional constructions.

Etymology and linguistic context

The word jméno originates in the historic Slavic stock and is cognate with related terms in other Slavic languages, such as Russian imya and Polish imię. The form jménech is part of the broader system of Czech noun inflection, illustrating how a single noun can take on multiple endings to convey number, case, and function within a sentence. In linguistic descriptions and dictionaries, jménech is noted as one of the plural inflected variants of jméno.

Grammar and usage

In everyday Czech, speakers typically use the standard plural jména or the genitive plural jmen depending on the grammatical context. Jménech appears in more specialized or formal linguistic discussions, or in written text where a plural form is required after certain prepositions. The term is primarily of interest in onomastics, the study of names, and in the grammatical analysis of how Czech marks plurality and case for nouns referring to names.

See also

Onomastics, Czech grammar, jméno, křestní jména, příjmení.