dechových

Dechových is the genitive plural form of the Czech adjective dechový, meaning related to breath or respiration, and is used to describe nouns connected with breathing or wind. The base noun is dech (breath), and the adjective is formed with the suffix -ový. In phrases with plural nouns, the attributive form becomes dechových, as in katalog dechových nástrojů, “a catalog of wind instruments,” where dechových modifies nástrojů in the genitive plural.

Typical domains where the form appears include medicine and physiology, where it describes terms related to respiration, the lungs, or breathing mechanics. Examples include dechové cesty (airways), dechové obtíže (breathing difficulties), dechová funkce (breathing function), and related clinical expressions. The usage signals that the concept is associated with breathing rather than with other senses of the root word.

In musical contexts, dechový is common in referring to wind instruments and ensembles. Dechové nástroje refers to wind or brass/woodwind instruments in general, and phrases like dechových nástrojů appear in inventories, catalogs, and descriptions of instrument families, again with the genitive plural form.

Beyond medicine and music, the adjective also appears in educational, sports, and physiological texts describing breathing exercises (dechové cvičení) and breathing techniques. The form dechových serves to link a plural noun to the domain of breath, enabling precise, domain-specific expressions.

Summary: dechových is a standard Czech attributive form used for plural nouns in the genitive, signaling a relationship to breath. It is widely found in medical, physiological, and musical terminology, particularly in phrases naming wind instruments and respiration-related concepts.