vecí

Vecí is the genitive plural form of the Czech noun věc, meaning "thing" or "object." In standard Czech the form is written with diacritics as věcí; vecí is a common ASCII rendering used in texts where diacritics are not available. It is not a separate lexical item, but an inflected form used to express a relation to "things" in the genitive case.

Etymology: The form derives from the Proto-Slavic word for "thing" and is cognate with related terms in other Slavic languages, such as Russian вещь and Polish rzecz.

Usage: Vecí appears in phrases that require the genitive plural. It can follow numerals or quantifiers, as in "několik věcí" (several things), "mnoho věcí" (many things), and "bez věcí" (without things). It is found in both everyday speech and formal writing, wherever the genitive plural of věc is required.

Grammatical notes: Vecí represents a morphophonological variation of the noun form that conveys plurality in the genitive case. The corresponding nominative plural is věci, and the singular is věc. Like other Czech inflected forms, vecí changes with surrounding words to reflect case, number, and gender in sentences.

See also: věc, Proto-Slavic roots, Czech grammar.

This entry treats vecí as a linguistic form rather than a standalone concept or place.