dôvek

Dívek is the genitive plural form of the Czech noun dívka, which means girl. It is used to express possession or relation to girls, or to indicate quantity in constructions that require the genitive case, such as phrases with numerals five and higher or certain prepositional phrases.

In Czech, the feminine noun dívka follows a standard declension pattern. The basic forms are: singular dívka; nominative plural dívky; genitive plural dívek; dative plural dívkám; accusative plural dívky; locative plural dívkách; instrumental plural dívkami. Thus, dívek specifically marks the plural genitive and appears in contexts such as geometric descriptions, appositions, or possessive phrases like “příběh dívek” (story of girls) or “zdroj dívek” (source of girls).

Common usage examples include: “pět dívek” (five girls) where dívek is used after the numeral, and “příběh dívek” (the story of girls). The form is a regular occurrence in written and spoken Czech when the genitive plural is required.

Origin and related terms: dívek is derived from the root word dívka. Related entries include dívka (the base noun) and general Czech grammar and declension rules that govern feminine nouns ending in -ka.