Valach

See also: valach

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvalax]

Noun

Valach m anim (female equivalent Valaška, relational adjective valašský)

1. Wallachian
2. Vlach

Declension

Declension of Valach (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Valach	Valachové, Valaši
genitive	Valacha	Valachů
dative	Valachovi, Valachu	Valachům
accusative	Valacha	Valachy
vocative	Valachu	Valachové, Valaši
locative	Valachovi, Valachu	Valaších
instrumental	Valachem	Valachy

Related terms

• Valašsko

Further reading

• “Valach”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Valach”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Valach”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Compare Wallachia, Vlach. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *volxъ (“Roman; foreigner”). Doublet of Vlach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvalax]
• Homophone: valach

Noun

Valach m pers (genitive singular Valacha, nominative plural Valachovia, genitive plural Valachov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a Wallachian

Declension

Declension of Valach
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	Valach	Valachovia
genitive	Valacha	Valachov
dative	Valachovi	Valachom
accusative	Valacha	Valachov
locative	Valachovi	Valachoch
instrumental	Valachom	Valachmi

Proper noun

Valach m pers (female equivalent Valachová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Valach
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Valach	Valachovia	Valachovci
genitive	Valacha	Valachov	Valachovcov
dative	Valachovi	Valachom	Valachovcom
accusative	Valacha	Valachov	Valachovcov
locative	Valachovi	Valachoch	Valachovcoch
instrumental	Valachom	Valachmi	Valachovcami

Related terms

• Valašsko
• Valaška
• valašský

Further reading

• “Valach”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026