zrcátkách

Zrcátkách is the locative plural form of the Czech noun zrcátka, which denotes small mirrors, typically pocket-sized vanity mirrors. The base zrcátko is a diminutive of zrcadlo (mirror), so zrcátka refers to diminutive mirrors and is common in everyday language when talking about small or portable mirrors. Zrcátkách is used after prepositions to indicate location, topic, or context involving multiple small mirrors, for example na zrcátkách (on the mirrors), v zrcátkách (in the mirrors), or o zrcátkách (about the mirrors).

Declension and pronunciation: zrcátka is the nominative plural. Other plural forms include zrcátek (genitive), zrcátkům (dative), zrcátka (accusative and vocative), zrcátkách (locative), and zrcátkami (instrumental). The locative form zrcátkách is the form you would encounter after prepositions that govern the locative case, such as na, v, nebo o.

Usage and context: In Czech, zrcátka are common everyday objects used for personal grooming or cosmetics, and the word appears frequently in product descriptions, shopping lists, or casual speech. The locative plural zrcátkách appears in phrases describing the position or discussion of multiple small mirrors, for example, “na zrcátkách v šuplíku leží několik zrcátek” or “o zrcátkách se diskutovalo.” The diminutive nature of zrcátka often implies portable or compact mirrors, as opposed to larger wall-mounted zrcadlo.

Etymology: zrcátka is formed from zrcadlo with the diminutive suffix -tko, yielding zrcátko, whose plural is zrcátka. The language retains the regular Czech declension pattern, with the locative plural ending -ách rendered as -kách in zrcátkách.