voleb

Voleb is the genitive plural form of the Czech noun volba, which means election or vote. It is used in contexts that reference elections in a genitive construction, such as outputs, relations, or phases linked to elections. Common phrases include výsledek voleb (the result of the elections), průběh voleb (the course of the elections), and během voleb (during the elections). The nominative plural form of the noun is volby, while voleb appears specifically when a word governs the genitive case.

Etymology and grammar: volba originates from the verb volit, meaning to vote or to elect. The genitive plural voleb reflects the historical development of Czech feminine nouns ending in -a, where the plural genitive often takes the -ev ending. Thus voleb functions as a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical item, and it is not used independently outside such genitive constructions.

Usage and scope: voleb is predominantly found in political, statistical, and journalistic language within Czech. It contrasts with volby (nominative plural, the elections) and with volba (singular, the act of voting). In adjectival compounds such as volební, the root is related but distinct in form; volební describes matters pertaining to elections, while voleb itself remains a genitive form.

Examples of usage include reports on election results, analyses of the course of elections, and references to electoral periods in official documents. In other languages, equivalent genitive forms exist, but voleb is specific to Czech grammar and usage.