Nálezov

Nálezov is the genitive plural form of the Slovak noun nález, meaning a finding or discovery. It is used primarily in academic, museum, and legal texts to denote “of findings” or to refer to a collection of discoveries. The nominative plural is nálezy, while nález is the singular form. Nálezov appears in phrases such as počet nálezov (the number of findings) or dokumentácia nálezov (documentation of findings).

The word nálezov follows Slovak grammar for masculine inanimate nouns in the genitive plural. It expresses possession, partitive meaning, or a reference to a specified set of items rather than functioning as the subject of a sentence. The form helps specify quantities and relationships within a broader discourse about discoveries.

In practice, nálezov is most common in fields dealing with material remains, such as archaeology, paleontology, and ethnography, where objects uncovered during fieldwork are discussed as a collective. It also appears in museum catalogs and heritage-law contexts, where the ownership, custody, or provenance of findings is addressed. While nálezov designates the genitive relationship, the corresponding nominative term for the same concept is nálezy; the choice between them depends on sentence structure and emphasis.

Common collocations include počet nálezov, zoznam nálezov, and katalog nálezov. The term is closely related to the general concept of a discovery, with nálezov specifically signaling a referential set within Slovak scholarly and cultural discourse.