lidé

Lidé is a Czech noun meaning "people" or "humans." It is the standard plural form of č died? No, it is the standard plural form of člověk and is used to refer to human beings in general or to the population of a place when speaking about people as a group.

In ordinary use, lidé denotes individuals considered collectively: for example, people work or people live in a city. The related noun lid can be used for a broader concept of the population or a nation, often in more formal or collective contexts, as in the phrase lid České republiky (the Czech people). The word lidský, meaning human or humane, is derived from the same root and appears in phrases like lidská práva (human rights).

Etymology and form: lide derives from the base word člověk and marks the ordinary plural for human beings. It is used across standard speech, journalism, and academic writing to discuss people as a social or biological category.

See also: Czech language, demography, sociology, anthropology.