gramatikách

Gramatikách is the locative plural form of the Czech noun gramatika, meaning grammar. It is used with prepositions such as v or o to refer to grammars as a field of study or to content within grammars. For example, v gramatikách češtiny refers to the grammars of Czech, and o gramatikách describes topics related to grammars.

Etymology and meaning flow from the term gramatika, which dates to Greek through Latin. The Greek term grammatikē techne (the art of letters) gave rise to Latin grammatica, and the word entered Czech as gramatika. The locative plural form gramatikách is a grammatical consequence of Czech noun inflection, signaling a contextual or locational reference rather than a standalone subject.

Usage and distinction: In Czech, gramatikách is primarily encountered in academic, bibliographic, or descriptive contexts. It denotes content contained within grammars or discussions about different grammar descriptions. In everyday speech one would typically use gramatika (grammar) in the singular or gramaticly gramaticy forms (gramatiky) in nominative plural to talk about grammar in general or multiple grammar books, whereas gramatikách emphasizes location or context within grammars.

See also gramatika, grammar; grammar as a field of linguistics; grammar books and language descriptives. Note that gramatikách is a precise, location-oriented form and is less common outside formal or scholarly writing.