Volbách

Volbách is the locative plural form of the Czech noun volba, meaning election or vote. Grammatically, volba is a feminine noun; its locative singular is volbě, and its locative plural is volbách. The form volbách is used after prepositions such as ve (or v) to mean “in the elections.” For example, ve volbách do Evropského parlamentu in the European Parliament elections, or volbách generally in political contexts.

The term volbách is not a separate event name, but a grammatical form used to refer to elections as a process or occasion. It appears in journalism, analysis, and official writing when describing outcomes, participation, or procedures related to elections. The common nominative form is volby (elections), while volbách specifically marks location or occurrence in the locative case.

Etymology connects volbách to volba, from the verb volit “to vote.” Related terms include volba (choice), volit (to vote), and volič (voter). In usage, volbách helps distinguish statements about elections from statements about the act of voting in a single election, by signaling the contextual frame of elections as events.

See also: volba, volby, volič, volit.