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Vlah

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From vlah.

Proper noun

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Vlah m (genitive/dative lui Vlah)

  1. a surname originating as an ethnonym

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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

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Declension of Vlah
singular plural
nominative Vlȁh Vlȁsi
genitive Vlaha Vlȃhā
dative Vlahu Vlasima
accusative Vlaha Vlahe
vocative Vlaše Vlasi
locative Vlahu Vlasima
instrumental Vlahom Vlasima

Further reading

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  • Vlah”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025