Sestava
Sestava is a noun used in several Slavic languages, most commonly Czech, with meanings centered on an arrangement, composition, or lineup. It denotes a set or configuration of parts that belong together as a whole, such as a group of people, objects, or components that form a unit.
The word is derived from the verb sestavit, meaning to assemble or put together. In Czech and
In everyday use, sestava appears in multiple domains:
- Sports and entertainment: the starting lineup or squad of players, a musical ensemble or band formation.
- Technology and engineering: a device or system assembled from multiple components, or a computer “sestava” (workstation)
- Retail and design: a furniture or product set sold as a cohesive collection.
- Sestava emphasizes the collective nature of the parts or members, rather than a single element.
- The term can be paired with adjectives to describe its quality, e.g., stable sestava, strong sestava,
See also: sestavit (to assemble) and sestava (the set or lineup).