volného

Volného is the genitive singular form of the Czech adjective volný, which means free, not restricted, or unoccupied. It also serves as the genitive form of the Czech surname Volný when referring to someone bearing that name. In this function, volného appears after a noun in the genitive case, for example in phrases such as využití volného času (the use of free time) or volného prostoru (free space).

In grammar, volného is used to agree with masculine or neuter nouns in the genitive singular. It can occur in various constructions where the dependent noun requires the genitive, including expressions related to time, space, or other resources described as free or unoccupied. The form also appears in the accusative or genitive of animate masculine nouns, where the same morphological ending volného can occur, depending on the sentence structure.

As a surname, Volný is common in the Czech Republic. Volného is the same name in the genitive form and would appear in sentences like příběh Volného (the story of Volný) or dílo Volného (the work of Volný), where the possessive relation is indicated by the genitive.

Etymologically, volný derives from a common Slavic root associated with freedom and liberty, connected to related terms such as volno (free time, leisure) and volnost (freedom). The word is widely used in everyday Czech to describe objects, periods, or spaces that are not occupied or constrained, as well as in various set phrases relating to time and space.

See also: volno, volnost, volný.