vyplovat

Vyplovat is a Czech verb meaning to depart onto the water, to sail out, or to launch a voyage. It is formed with the prefix vy- added to the intransitive verb plout, which means to sail or drift on water. The prefix conveys departure from the shore or origin.

The word is used primarily in nautical contexts to describe ships, boats, or vessels leaving a harbor. It can also be used metaphorically to indicate beginning an undertaking, journey, or venture, often implying a move into something new or uncertain.

Grammatical notes: vyplout is the perfective form, indicating a completed departure. Its imperfective counterpart is vyplouvat, used for ongoing, habitual, or repeated departures. In present tense, imperfective forms include vyplouvám, vyplouváš, vyplouvá, vyplouváme, vyplouváte, vyplouvají. The past tenses distinguish completed and ongoing departures similarly to other Czech verbs.

Etymology and variants: the verb is built from the stem plout with the prefix vy-, signaling movement away from a starting point. The infinitive vyplout is perfective; vyplouvat is imperfective. Some sources list vyplovat as a variant, but standard Czech uses vyplout (perf.) and vyplouvat (imp.).

See also: plout, plavat, vyplout.