Vlach en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [vlɑːk]
- [vlæk]
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *volxъ (“speaker of a Romance language”), from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“non-Germanic foreigner, Celt; later Roman”). Presumably introduced into Slavic around the 7th century, but first recorded only in the 11th century in Byzantine Greek. In English used as a synonym of "Wallachian" from the 19th century. The word is etymologically distantly related to Wales/Welsh, Walloon, and Gaul. Doublet of Gaul and wealh.
Meanings
- A Wallachian.
- A Romanian.
- Any member of an Eastern Romance speaking group, including Romanians, Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, and Istro-Romanians.
- Any member of a Polish ethnographic group (subgroup of Silesians) living around the towns of Cieszyn and Skoczów
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vlax | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Vlach | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Wallach | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Vlachs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Vlachic · Walloon · Wallachia · Wallachian · Morlach · Welsh · Wales