Wallach

English

Noun

Wallach (plural Wallachs)

  1. (archaic) A Wallachian.

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German wallache, borrowed in Prussia/Baltics from older Russian волох (volox), from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz. Compare Polish wałach, which is also a borrowing from East Slavic. The Slavic word means “Romance speaker”, especially one of Romania, i.e. a Wallachian or Vlach. Wallachian herdsmen are credited with having invented a new form of castration.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvalaχ/
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Noun

Wallach m (strong, genitive Wallaches or Wallachs, plural Wallache)

  1. gelding (castrated male horse)

Declension

Declension of Wallach [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wallach die Wallache
genitive eines des Wallaches, Wallachs der Wallache
dative einem dem Wallach, Wallache1 den Wallachen
accusative einen den Wallach die Wallache

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → Swedish: valack
  • → Ukrainian: валах (valax)

See also

Further reading

  • “Wallach” in Duden online
  • “Wallach” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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