poznámke

Poznámka is a noun used in Czech and Slovak to denote a short remark, annotation, or reminder accompanying a text. The basic form poznámka is feminine and widely used to refer to a note written in a book, document, or notebook. The form poznámke is a declined singular form used in oblique cases, specifically the dative and locative, in these languages. This makes poznámke a common grammatical variant encountered in sentences such as “k poznámke,” “ve poznámke” (to the note, in the note), depending on the sentence structure.

In both languages, poznámka also covers broader uses such as marginal notes, comments, or annotations added to explain, clarify, or reference parts of a text. In scholarly and literary contexts, notes may appear as footnotes (poznámka pod čiarou in Czech) or endnotes, and they serve to provide sources, explanations, or supplementary information without interrupting the main narrative.

The term is widely employed in education, research, journalism, and everyday writing. People create poznámky to remember tasks, summarize ideas, or capture important details. In digital contexts, the concept translates to electronic notes stored in note-taking apps, word processor comments, or memory aids.

Etymologically, the word is related to marking or noting and has cognates across Slavic languages. It reflects a common function of marking information to aid understanding, memory, or organization.