valack

Swedish

Etymology

Used since 1582 < German Wallach (“gelding”) < Walachei (“Wallachia”); probably because the practice of castrating horses spread to Europe from the East

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvaˈlak/

Noun

valack c

  1. a gelding
  2. a Wallachian, a person from Wallachia

Declension

Declension of valack
nominative genitive
singular indefinite valack valacks
definite valacken valackens
plural indefinite valacker valackers
definite valackerna valackernas

Derived terms

References

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