Wołoch

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic волохъ (voloxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz. Doublet of Walia, wałach, Wałach, Weles, Włoch, Włochy, and Wołos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔ.wɔx/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔwɔx
  • Syllabification: Wo‧łoch

Noun

Wołoch m pers (feminine Wołoszka)

  1. Vlach (person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

Proper noun

Wołoch m pers or f

  1. a masculine surname
  2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Further reading

  • Wołoch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Wołoch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.