Włoch
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvwɔx/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔx
- Syllabification: Włoch
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz. Doublet of Walia, wałach, Wałach, Włochy, and Wołoch.
Noun
Włoch m pers (female equivalent Włoszka)
- Italian (person from Italy)
Declension
Declension of Włoch
Related terms
adjectives
nouns
Etymology 2
Several possible etymologies:
- from Włoch (“Italian person”);
- a truncation of personal names beginning with Wło- (e.g. Włodzimierz) + -ch;
- an augmentative of włos (“hair”) (compare włochacz, włochaty).
Proper noun
Włoch m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Włoch
Proper noun
Włoch f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun
Włoch nvir pl
- genitive plural of Włochy