Tiskovna

Tiskovna is a Czech noun that designates a place where printing is carried out. It can refer to a printing workshop, a print shop, or the printing room within a larger publishing or newspaper facility. In historical contexts, tiskovna described the physical space where printing presses and type were housed and operated, distinct from editorial offices or distribution areas.

Etymology and form: the word is formed from the noun tisk (print) with the suffix -ovna, which denotes a place associated with a particular activity. Tiskovna is feminine in gender. The term appears mainly in Czech and is less common in everyday modern usage, where tiskárna is more widely employed for both a printer device and a printing company, while tiskovna tends to be found in historical descriptions or specific institutional names.

Usage and context: in contemporary Czech, tiskovna is often considered more archaic or specialized. It may appear in historical or technical writings about the history of printing, or in descriptions of older printing facilities and their internal divisions. When referring to a current printing operation, speakers are more likely to use tiskárna for the facility or the printing company, or to specify departments (for example, the printing department) rather than the term tiskovna.

See also: tiskárna; tisk; typografie.