valah

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Walache, from Russian волох (volox), from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, itself of Germanic origin. Used mostly as an exonym by other peoples for Romanian or Eastern Romance-speaking peoples in the Middle Ages. Compare român for the endonym. See also Aromanian vlah, Megleno-Romanian Vlași. Doublet of vlah and olah.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vaˈlah/

Noun

valah m (plural valahi, feminine equivalent valahă)

  1. Vlach, Romanian
  2. Wallachian

Declension
Declension of valah
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) valah valahul (niște) valahi valahii
genitive/dative (unui) valah valahului (unor) valahi valahilor
vocative valahule valahilor

Adjective

valah m or n (feminine singular valahă, masculine plural valahi, feminine and neuter plural valahe)

  1. Vlach, Romanian
  2. Wallachian

Declension
Declension of valah
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite valah valahă valahi valahe
definite valahul valaha valahii valahele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite valah valahe valahi valahe
definite valahului valahei valahelor valahilor
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