Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vьlati. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic вьлати (vĭlati, “to undulate”).
Pronunciation
Verb
vlát impf
- to float lightly on wind; to flutter; to waft
Conjugation
Conjugation of vlát
| infinitive
|
vlát, vláti
|
active adjective
|
vlající
|
| verbal noun
|
vlání
|
passive adjective
|
—
|
| present forms |
indicative |
imperative
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| 1st person
|
vlaji,
vlaju (coll.) |
vlajeme |
— |
vlajme
|
| 2nd person
|
vlaješ |
vlajete |
vlaj |
vlajte
|
| 3rd person
|
vlaje |
vlají,
vlajou (coll.) |
— |
—
|
The verb vlát does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.
| participles |
past participles |
passive participles
|
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
| masculine animate
|
vlál |
vláli |
— |
—
|
| masculine inanimate
|
vlály |
—
|
| feminine
|
vlála |
—
|
| neuter
|
vlálo |
vlála |
— |
—
|
| transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
vlaje |
—
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
vlajíc |
—
|
| plural
|
vlajíce |
—
|
|
Further reading
- “vláti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “vláti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “vlát”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
- Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “vlát”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN