zpráv

Zpráv is the genitive plural form of the Czech noun zpráva, which means a report, message, or piece of information. This inflected form is used in sentences where the phrase requires the genitive plural, for example in expressions like podle zpráv (according to the reports) or bez zpráv (without reports). The base noun zpráva covers several senses, including a single report, a short written or spoken communication, or, in journalism, a news item.

In contemporary Czech, the plural zprávy is widely used to denote the news as a whole or to refer to individual news items in media contexts. The capitalized form Zprávy is often used as the title of television or radio news broadcasts. The genitive plural zpráv appears in contexts that indicate possession or specification within a larger phrase, such as obsah zpráv (the content of the reports).

The stem zprav- appears in a number of related compounds. For example, zpravodajský relates to news or intelligence reporting, and zpravodajství denotes news coverage. These derivatives share the same root as zpráva, reflecting the connection between a reported piece of information and its dissemination.

In summary, zpráv is not a standalone dictionary entry but a grammatical form of zpráva. The broader concept of “news” is typically expressed with zprávy, while the related field of news reporting and intelligence uses several derivatives built from the same root.

See also: zpráva, zprávy, zpravodajství, zpravodajský.