Stránky

Stránky is a Czech noun meaning pages and is the plural form of stránka. It can refer to pages in a printed book or document, as well as to pages on a website when used in the plural. The root is shared with other Slav languages: in Polish, strony means pages; in Russian, страницы (stranitsy) serves a similar meaning. The term thus covers both physical and digital surfaces that carry information in a sequence.

In publishing and printing, a stránka denotes a single page, one side of a sheet. Pages are usually numbered as part of pagination, which helps readers navigate the text. The Czech phrases dvě stránky (two pages) or každá stránka (each page) illustrate common usage. Page design also involves considerations of margins, gutters, and layout, all of which affect readability.

In the digital realm, web terminology uses webová stránka to describe a page on the internet, and tyto stránky or tyto webové stránky to refer to specific pages or groups of pages. The plural form stránky is frequently used when speaking about multiple pages within a site or about a site as a whole, as in “tyto stránky poskytují informace” or “navštivte naše stránky.”

Etymology and usage notes: stránka originates from the Slavic concept of a surface or sheet and has cognates across related languages. In Czech, it functions flexibly for both printed and digital contexts, with webové stránky constituting the standard way to refer to a website.