Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech volati, from Proto-Slavic *volati. Cognate with Slovak volať, Polish wołać, and Lower Sorbian wołaś.
Verb
volat impf (perfective zavolat)
- to call
- to call, to telephone
- Synonym: telefonovat
- Volám vám celé dopoledne, ale nemůžu se dovolat. ― I’ve been calling all morning but I can’t get through.
Conjugation
More information Infinitive, Active adjective ...
Infinitive |
volat, volati |
Active adjective |
volající |
Verbal noun |
volání |
Passive adjective |
volaný |
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Participles | Past participles | Passive participles |
| singular | plural | singular | plural |
masculine animate |
volal | volali | volán | voláni |
masculine inanimate |
volaly | volány |
feminine |
volala | volána |
neuter |
volalo | volala | voláno | volána |
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More information Transgressives, present ...
Transgressives |
present |
past |
masculine singular |
volaje | — |
feminine + neuter singular |
volajíc | — |
plural |
volajíce | — |
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Conjugation
The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive volat. |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- “volati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “volati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “volat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)