Krídel

Krídel is a grammatical form used in Slovak and Czech to denote the genitive plural of a noun meaning wing or flap. In Slovak, the neuter noun krídlo covers senses such as a biological wing, a wing of a building, or an airfoil in engineering. The genitive plural of krídlo is krídel, and it is used to express possession or a relationship to multiple wings, as in phrases like farba krídel vtáka (“the color of the bird’s wings”). In Czech, the corresponding genitive plural of křídlo is křídel, with similar usage, for example barva křídel ptáka (“the color of the bird’s wings”). Both languages share West Slavic roots and closely related inflection patterns for neuter nouns ending in -lo.

In practice, krídel/křídel functions as a case form rather than a standalone lexical item. It appears in literary, scientific, and everyday language whenever a statement references wings in a plural-genitive sense. The distinction between nominative forms (krídlo / křídlo) and genitive plural forms (krídel / křídel) is a routine feature of grammar in these languages and is essential for correct syntax and agreement in sentences.

Related terms include krídlo (Slovak) and křídlo (Czech) as the nominative singular forms, and wing-related vocabulary across anatomy and aerodynamics. See also genitive plural patterns in Slavic languages for broader context.