místa

Místa is the Czech plural form of the neuter noun místo, which translates as "place" or "location." It denotes a specific point in space, an area, or a position within a broader context. In common usage, místa can refer to physical locations such as a building, a square, or a region, as well as to more abstract spaces like a position in a sequence, a role in an event, or the setting of a narrative.

Etymology: The word belongs to the Slavic family of words for place and has cognates in neighboring languages, such as Russian mesto, Polish miejsce, and Slovenian mesto. The form místa is the nominative plural; the singular form is místo.

Grammatical notes and usage: místa is a neuter noun and follows the standard patterns of Czech plural nouns. It appears with common prepositions such as na (on/at), v (in), or do (to), producing phrases like na místě (at the location), v místech (in the places), or do místa (to the place). The term is also used in set phrases that designate particular functions: místa činu, meaning the scene of the crime, and místo děje, meaning the setting of the action. In literary and descriptive writing, místa can refer collectively to places of interest or important locations within a region, for example místa paměti (places of memory).

See also: místo, toponyms, geography and literature terminology related to places.