No. 136 in Czech
prahy
"Prahy" in Czech means "thresholds" or the plural of "práh".
In a sentence
Viděli jsme krásy Prahy při naší cestě.
We saw the beauties of Prague during our trip.
In this sentence, 'Prahy' (Prague's) is used in the genitive case to indicate possession, showing what kind of beauties were seen.
Dveře měly velmi vysoké prahy, což nám ztěžovalo přechod.
The doors had very high door thresholds, which made our crossing difficult.
Here, 'prahy' (thresholds) is used in the nominative plural to describe the physical parts of the doors that complicate crossing.
Dotkla se prahy svým štětcem při malování obrazu.
She touched the threshold with her brush while painting the picture.
In this example, 'prahy' (threshold) appears in the genitive singular to indicate the threshold being touched by the brush.
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