kanálu

Kanálu is the genitive singular form of the Czech noun kanál, which denotes a channel, conduit, or watercourse. The word has several common uses across different fields, and kanálu appears in many phrases to indicate possession or relation, as in stav kanálu (the state of the canal) or délka kanálu (the length of the canal).

Etymology and senses

Kanál originates from Latin canalis and entered Czech through European linguistic contact, including German and other languages that borrowed the term. In Czech, kanál can refer to a natural or artificial watercourse designed for transportation, drainage, irrigation, or hydropower. It also covers man-made conduits in plumbing, civil engineering, and infrastructure. In biology and medicine, kanál can describe a duct or passage within an organism, such as a canal-like structure. In media contexts, kanál is commonly used to mean a television or radio channel, as in televizní kanál.

Usage and form

As a masculine C noun, kanál has the genitive singular form kanálu, which is used to express possession or related attributes (např. délka kanálu, stav kanálu). Other forms follow standard Czech declension for masculine soft nouns. The term is widely understood in technical, geographic, and everyday language, and its specific meaning is typically clarified by context.

See also

Kanál (watercourse)

Kanál (television)

Slovníková etymologie: canalis origin.