Wołoch

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Wołoch m pers (female equivalent Wołoszka)

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

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Proper noun

Wołoch m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Wołoch f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

  • Wołoch in Polish dictionaries at PWN