frázach

Frázách is the locative plural form of the Czech noun fráza, meaning “phrase” or “set expression.” In linguistic and literary contexts, frázách refers to phrases as a class of expressions rather than to a single phrase. The base word fráza is a loanword, historically borrowed from French phrase (through older Latin and other European transmissions). Frázách is formed by adding the locative plural suffix -ách to the stem fráz-.

Frázách is used after locative-case prepositions such as o (about) and v/ve (in), producing forms like o frázách (about phrases) or ve frázách (in phrases). In everyday academic usage, the term appears in discussions of phraseology, idioms, and collocations. It contrasts with the nominative plural frázy, which names phrases as individual items rather than references within a context.

In practice, frázách functions as a technical label within linguistic analysis to categorize fixed expressions and their behavior in syntax and semantics. Researchers distinguish among types of phrases, including idioms (frazeologismy), fixed expressions, and collocations. The study of frázách falls under the broader field of frazeologie, or phraseology.

See also: fráze, frazeologismus, idiom, collocation, phraseology.

Notes: The correct spelling uses diacritics; without diacritics the form can be unclear. References to Czech grammar and language-usage guides cover the morphology and usage of frázách.