vlat

See also: VLAT and vlát

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voltь, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)u̯olh₂ti-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈʋɫat/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈvlat/

Noun

vlat f

1. spike (ear of grain)

Declension

Declension of vlat (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	vlat	vlati	vlati
genitive	vlati	vlaťú	vlatí
dative	vlati	vlatma	vlatem
accusative	vlat	vlati	vlati
vocative	vlati	vlati	vlati
locative	vlati	vlaťú	vlatech
instrumental	vlaťú	vlatma	vlatmi

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: lata

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “vlat”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voltь; see *volsъ (“hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋlâːt/

Noun

vlȃt f (Cyrillic spelling вла̑т)

1. blade, stalk

Declension

Declension of vlat

	singular	plural
nominative	vlȃt	vlati
genitive	vlati	vlati
dative	vlati	vlatima
accusative	vlat	vlati
vocative	vlati	vlati
locative	vlati	vlatima
instrumental	vlati / vlȃću	vlatima

Further reading

• “vlat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English flat, from Old Norse flatr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vlat/

Adjective

vlat

1. flat
   • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 9:

     Fan Sooney shu tumbled vlat upa road.

     And Alice she tumbled flat on the road.

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎, volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132