valach

See also: Valach

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvalax]

Noun

valach m anim

1. gelding (castrated male horse)

Declension

Declension of valach (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	valach	valaši, valachové
genitive	valacha	valachů
dative	valachovi, valachu	valachům
accusative	valacha	valachy
vocative	valachu	valaši, valachové
locative	valachovi, valachu	valaších
instrumental	valachem	valachy

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Derived from Romanian valah, from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, itself of Germanic origin.

Noun

valach m pers (female equivalent valaška, relational adjective valaský or valašský)

1. a shepherd assisting a bača

Declension

Declension of valach
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	valach	valasi
genitive	valacha	valachov
dative	valachovi	valachom
accusative	valacha	valachov
locative	valachovi	valachoch
instrumental	valachom	valachmi

Etymology 2

From German Wallach, itself of Slavic origin and related to Etymology 1 above.

Noun

valach m animal

1. gelding

Declension

Declension of valach
(patterns chlap (singular) and dub (plural))

	singular	plural
nominative	valach	valachy
genitive	valacha	valachov
dative	valachovi	valachom
accusative	valacha	valachy
locative	valachovi	valachoch
instrumental	valachom	valachmi

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