walkiria

Italian

Noun

walkiria f (plural walkirie)

  1. Alternative spelling of valchiria

Polish

Etymology

From Old Norse valkyrja (“chooser of the slain”), from valr (“the slain”) + kyrja (“chooser”), from kjósa (“to choose”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /valˈki.rja/
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  • Rhymes: -irja
  • Syllabification: wal‧ki‧ria

Noun

walkiria f

  1. (Norse mythology) valkyrie (any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla)
    Hypernym: bogini

Declension
Declension of walkiria
singular plural
nominative walkiria walkirie
genitive walkirii walkirii/walkiryj (archaic)
dative walkirii walkiriom
accusative walkirię walkirie
instrumental walkirią walkiriami
locative walkirii walkiriach
vocative walkirio walkirie
noun

Further reading
  • walkiria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • walkiria in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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