poznámkami

Poznámkami is the instrumental plural form of the Czech noun poznámka, meaning a note, remark, or annotation. The term is used to describe notes that accompany or supplement a text, such as commentary, editorial remarks, or footnotes added during editing or publishing. In broader usage, it can denote any set of annotations that accompany a document or manuscript.

Morphology and related forms: poznámky is the nominative plural; poznámky, poznámkám, and poznámkami are used for different grammatical cases in Czech (instrumental, dative, etc.). The instrumental form poznámkami typically follows prepositions or verbs that require the instrumental case, for example with the preposition s meaning “with” or in constructions that describe the text being supplemented by notes.

Usage and contexts: the expression is common in academic publishing, editing, and library contexts. It indicates that a work includes additional explanatory material, commentary, or references provided as notes. Examples include a edition published “s poznámkami” (with notes) or a manuscript “doplněný o poznámky” (supplemented with notes). The phrase can also appear in descriptions of editions that contain footnotes or endnotes, or in descriptions of authors’ commentaries added post hoc.

Slovak usage and cross-linguistic notes: in Slovak, a closely related form exists with the same meaning and similar grammatical behavior, reflecting shared linguistic roots with Czech. In both languages, the instrumental plural form serves a functional role in signaling accompanying notes rather than the notes themselves as a standalone noun form.

See also: poznámka, poznámky, footnotes, annotations.