valla

See also: Valla, vallá, válla, and vålla

English

Noun

valla

1. plural of vallum

Anagrams

• Laval

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish valla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈba.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈva.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈva.ʎa]

Noun

valla f (plural valles)

1. (Castilianism) fence

   Synonym: tanca

Further reading

• “valla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• balla (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German valle, from Old High German falla, from fallan (“to fall”). Cognate with German Falle.

Noun

valla f (plural valln)

1. (Sette Comuni) trap

   De maus is gasnappet untar de valla.

   The mouse is caught in the trap.

Declension

Declension of valla – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	valla	de	valln
accusative	an	de	valla	de	valln
dative	anara	dar	valln	in	valln

References

• “valla” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Estonian

Noun

valla

1. genitive singular of vald

Galician

Verb

valla

1. inflection of valer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Icelandic

Noun

valla

1. indefinite genitive plural of völlur

Adverb

valla

1. Alternative spelling of varla

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈval.la/
• Rhymes: -alla
• Hyphenation: vàl‧la

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

valla

1. compound of val, the second-person singular imperative form of andare, with la

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

valla

1. inflection of vallare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Noun

vālla

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vāllum

Old Norse

Noun

valla

1. genitive plural of vǫllr

Phuthi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-vaĺla

1. to shut in

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʝa/ [ˈba.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈbaʝa/ [ˈba.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˈbaʎa/ [ˈba.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbaʃa/ [ˈba.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʒa/ [ˈba.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -aʝa

• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Rhymes: -aʎa
• Rhymes: -aʃa
• Rhymes: -aʒa

• Syllabification: va‧lla
• Homophones: (ll-y neutralization) baya, (ll-y neutralization) vaya

Etymology 1

From Latin valla, nominative plural of vallum (“wall”).

Noun

valla f (plural vallas)

1. fence

   Synonyms: cerca, vallado, verja

2. barricade

   Synonym: barricada

3. obstacle; hurdle

   Synonym: obstáculo

Derived terms

• guardavallas
• saque de valla
• valla publicitaria

Related terms

• vallado
• vallar

Descendants

• → Catalan: valla

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

valla

1. inflection of vallar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “valla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Noun

valla c

1. ski wax

   Synonym: skidvalla

Declension

Declension of valla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	valla	vallas
	definite	vallan	vallans
plural	indefinite	vallor	vallors
	definite	vallorna	vallornas

Verb

valla (present vallar, preterite vallade, supine vallat, imperative valla)

1. to herd (cattle)
2. (colloquial) to guide (tourists or visitors)

   besökarna vallades genom fabriken

   the visitors were taken on a tour of the factory

3. to apply ski wax
4. (snooker, billiards) to let a cue ball bounce off the wall before hitting the target

Conjugation

Conjugation of valla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	valla		vallas
Supine	vallat		vallats
Imperative	valla		—
Imper. plural1	vallen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	vallar	vallade	vallas	vallades
Ind. plural1	valla	vallade	vallas	vallades
Subjunctive2	valle	vallade	valles	vallades
	Participles
Present participle	vallande
Past participle	vallad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• vall
• vallåt
• vallflicka
• vallhund
• vallning
• vallpojke

References

• valla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• valla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• valla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَللهِ (wallāhi, “by God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑɫːɑ/

Interjection

valla

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of vallahi

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valadak.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑlɑː/, [ˈvɑɫːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
• Hyphenation: val‧la

Verb

valla

1. (transitive) to pour
2. (transitive) to cast, mould/mold, found
3. (transitive) to water (plants)

Inflection

Conjugation of valla (type III-2/õssa, no gradation, gemination)
Indicative
Present			Perfect
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	valan	en vala	1st singular	õõn valannu	en õõ valannu
2nd singular	valad	ed vala	2nd singular	õõd valannu	ed õõ valannu
3rd singular	valab	eb vala	3rd singular	on valannu	eb õõ valannu
1st plural	valammõ	emmä vala	1st plural	õõmmõ valannu	emmä õõ valannu
2nd plural	valattõ	että vala	2nd plural	õõttõ valannu	että õõ valannu
3rd plural	valõta	eväd vala	3rd plural	õlla valõttu	eväd õõ valõttu
impersonal	valõta	eväd vala	impersonal	õlla valõttu	eväd õõ valõttu
Imperfect			Pluperfect
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	valin	en valannu	1st singular	õlin valannu	—
2nd singular	valid	ed valannu	2nd singular	õlid valannu	—
3rd singular	vali	eb valannu	3rd singular	õli valannu	—
1st plural	valimmõ	emmä valannu	1st plural	õlimmõ valannu	—
2nd plural	valittõ	että valannu	2nd plural	õlittõ valannu	—
3rd plural	valõtti	eväd valõttu	3rd plural	õlti valõttu	—
impersonal	valõtti	eväd valõttu	impersonal	õlti valõttu	—
Conditional
Present			Perfect
	positive	negative		positive	negative
1st singular	valaizin	en valaizʹ	1st singular	õllõizin valannu	en õllõizʹ valannu
2nd singular	valaizid	ed valaizʹ	2nd singular	õllõizid valannu	ed õllõizʹ valannu
3rd singular	valaizʹ	eb valaizʹ	3rd singular	õllõizʹ valannu	eb õllõizʹ valannu
1st plural	valaizimmõ	emmä valaizʹ	1st plural	õllõizimmõ valannu	emmä õllõizʹ valannu
2nd plural	valaizittõ	että valaizʹ	2nd plural	õllõizittõ valannu	että õllõizʹ valannu
3rd plural	valõttaizʹ	eväd valõttaizʹ	3rd plural	õltaizʹ valõttu	eväd õltaizʹ valõttu
impersonal	valõttaizʹ	eväd valõttaizʹ	impersonal	õltaizʹ valõttu	eväd õltaizʹ valõttu
Imperative
Present
	positive	negative
1st singular	—	—
2nd singular	vala	elä vala
3rd singular	valago1)	elko valago1)
1st plural	—	—
2nd plural	valaga	elka valaga
3rd plural	valagod1)	—
impersonal	—	—
Nominal forms
Infinitives			Participles
				active	passive
1st		valla	present	valajõ2)	—
2nd	illative	valama	past	valannu	valõttu
	inessive	valamõz	1) using la is more common 2) also used as the agent noun
	elative	valamõssõ
	abessive	valamõttõ

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “valaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn