hudby

Hudby is the form of the Czech noun hudba that appears in grammatical contexts. Hudba means "music" in English. Hudby is not a separate concept; it is a declined form used when referencing music within sentences.

In standard Czech, hudba denotes music in general. The form hudby functions as the genitive singular of hudba, used to indicate possession or association, as in kvalita hudby filmu ("the quality of the film's music"). While Czech permits plural inflections, the nominative plural of hudba is rarely used in ordinary speech.

Etymology and cognates: hudba is a native Slavic word with close relatives in Slovak, where hudba also means "music." The precise historical origin remains uncertain.

Usage outside Czech is limited; hudby mainly appears in linguistic description or when quoting Czech text. In English texts, hudby is typically translated as "music" rather than used in its Czech inflected form. See also hudba for the base term.