jízdy

Jízdy is a Czech noun in the plural form, derived from the verb jezdit, meaning to ride or to go by vehicle. Jízda denotes an act of traveling by vehicle, a ride, or a journey, and can also refer to a riding event on horseback or a bicycle. The form jízdy is used when speaking about several such acts or trips.

The term is used across transportation and travel contexts as well as in recreational and sporting settings. A trip by car can be described as a jízda autem; when planning public-transport movement, it may appear in schedules as jízdy autobusů or jízdy tramvají. It also designates a single episode of riding, for example jízda na koni (horseback ride) or jízda na kole (bike ride). In sport and tourism, phrases such as rychlá jízda or dlouhá jízda may be used to specify the nature of the ride.

Historically and culturally, jízdy appears in compound terms and event names referring to processions or traditional rides, such as jízdy králů (rides of kings). The word is widely used in everyday Czech, from informal conversation to formal travel descriptions.

Etymology and related forms: jízda originates from jezdit, a verb for moving by foot, horse, or vehicle; it shares cognates with other Slavic languages that express riding or traveling by vehicle.