vallum

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin. See wall.

Noun [edit]

vallum (plural vallums or valla)

  1. (historical, Roman antiquity) A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From vallus (stake, palisade, point).

Noun [edit]

vallum (genitive vallī); n, second declension

  1. wall, rampart, entrenchment

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative vallum valla
genitive vallī vallōrum
dative vallō vallīs
accusative vallum valla
ablative vallō vallīs
vocative vallum valla

Descendants [edit]