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dílech

Dílech is the locative plural form of the Czech noun dílo, meaning a work, creation, or artistic output. The word dílo refers to a single work such as a painting, novel, film, piece of music, or broader body of work. In a broader sense it can denote an author’s oeuvre or a collection of works in a given field. The locative plural dílech is used after prepositions that require the locative case, for example in phrases like ve dílech or v dílech, to indicate location or discussion about multiple works.

In Czech grammar, dílo is a neuter noun with a full case paradigm. Singular forms include dílo

Usage typically appears in literary, scholarly, or critical contexts when referring to multiple works or the

See also: dílo, díla, děl.

(nominative),
díla
(genitive/accusative
plural
not
used
here),
dílu
(dative),
dílem
(instrumental),
and
díle
(locative
singular).
The
plural
forms
include
díla
(nominative),
děl
(genitive),
dílům
(dative),
díla
(accusative),
díla
(vocative),
dílech
(locative),
and
díly
(instrumental).
Among
these,
dílech
specifically
marks
the
locative
plural.
body
of
works
by
an
author
or
from
a
period.
Examples:
“Ve
dílech
Karla
Čapka
lze
sledovat
vývoj
jeho
témat.”
“O
dílech
moderního
českého
románu
se
často
diskutuje.”
The
term
is
mainly
a
grammatical
form;
it
does
not
denote
a
separate
concept
beyond
the
plural
locative
usage
of
dílo.