hlasech

Hlasech is the locative plural form of the Czech noun hlas, meaning voice or sound. It is used after locative-case prepositions such as o, v, or ve, to describe voices, sounds, or auditory impressions in a scene or setting. For example, ve hlasech davu describes the voices of the crowd. The form signals a spatial or thematic focus on sound rather than on action or voting.

Etymology and usage notes

The noun hlas originates in Old Czech and further back in Proto-Slavic roots, relating to the concept of voice or sound. In modern Czech, hlasech is the locative plural and appears in literary and everyday language when referring to audible phenomena, such as speech, singing, or ambient noise. It is distinct from hlasy, the nominative plural that can mean both voices and votes, depending on context. While hlasech generally conveys auditory imagery, hlasy may convey political or voting meanings in contexts about elections; the intended sense is usually clear from surrounding words.

Examples

- V hlasech večera se ozývá šum listí. (In the voices of the evening, the rustle of leaves is audible.)

- O hlasech fanoušků bylo slyšet nadšené tleskání. (About the voices of the fans there was a sound of enthusiastic applause.)

See also

hlas, hlasy, hlasování, Česká gramatika.