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)
- 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.
- to collapse
- 'S haus, zeinten alt, is gavàllet in an haufen.
- The house, being old, collapsed.
Related terms
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/, [ˈʋɑ̝lːɑ̝n]
- Rhymes: -ɑlːɑn
- Syllabification(key): val‧lan
- Hyphenation(key): val‧lan
Adverb
vallan
Noun
vallan
- genitive singular of valta
Derived terms
Further reading
- “vallan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023
Galician
Verb
vallan
- inflection of valer:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Spanish
Verb
vallan
- third-person plural present indicative of vallar
Swedish
Noun
vallan
- definite singular of valla