Vlah

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From vlah.

Proper noun[edit]

Vlah m (genitive/dative lui Vlah)

  1. a surname originating as an ethnonym

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, itself of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Vlȁh m (Cyrillic spelling Вла̏х)

  1. Vlach
  2. (Dalmatia) hinterlander, inlander
  3. (by extension, Dalmatia) yokel, bumpkin
  4. (usually derogatory) an Orthodox Christian (in contrast to the speaker who would be of other faith)
  5. (regional, Istria) outsider, non-indigenous person

Declension[edit]