vallan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vallen, from Old High German fallan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną (“to fall”). Cognate with German fallen, English fall.

Verb

vallan (strong class 7 , third-person singular present indicative vallet, past participle gavàllet, auxiliary zèinan) (Sette Comuni)

  1. to fall
    Dar khlòon khéezar, bail höbanten ausar an gròoses stukhe khéese, izar gavàllet inn in khéssel.
    The little dairyman, while carrying a heavy piece of cheese, fell into the cauldron.
  2. to collapse
    'S haus, zeinten alt, is gavàllet in an haufen.
    The house, being old, collapsed.

Further reading
  • “ballan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Finnish

Etymology

Instructive singular of valta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlːɑn/, [ˈʋɑlːɑn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlːɑn
  • Syllabification(key): val‧lan

Adverb

vallan

  1. quite

Noun

vallan

  1. genitive singular of valta

Galician

Verb

vallan

  1. second-person plural present subjunctive of valer

Spanish

Verb

vallan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of vallar

Swedish

Noun

vallan

  1. definite singular of valla.
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