sbírce

Sbírce is the locative singular form of the Czech noun sbírka, which means a collection or compilation of items gathered for a particular purpose. In standard Czech, sbírka refers to a set of objects assembled for study, display, or preservation—such as artworks, books, documents, or specimens. The form sbírce occurs in grammatical contexts requiring the dative or locative case, for example "ke sbírce" (to the collection) and "v sbírce" (in the collection).

Origin and inflection: Sbírka is derived from the verb sbírat, meaning to collect, with the common suffix -ka. Its inflected forms include sbírka (nominative), sbírky (genitive), sbírce (dative/locative), sbírku (accusative).

Usage: The term appears across fields such as libraries, archives, museums, and literary practice. A "sbírka básní" denotes a poetry collection; a "sbírka listin" a collection of documents; a museum may describe its holdings as a "sbírka předmětů." In descriptions, the locative "v sbírce" designates the object's position within a collection.

See also: sbírka, kolekce.