vlah

See also: Vlah

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• vlahu

Etymology

Borrowed from a surrounding language (compare Greek Βλάχος (Vláchos), Serbo-Croatian Vlah, Bulgarian влах (vlah), Old Church Slavonic влахъ (vlaxŭ)), from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, itself of Germanic origin, used as an exonym by other peoples for Eastern Romance speakers. See also armãn, the endonym for the people, more commonly used.

Noun

vlah m (feminine vlahã, plural vlahi, feminine plural vlahi or vlahe)

1. Aromanian, Vlach

Synonyms

• armãn

Derived terms

• vlãhescu
• vlãheashti / vlãheashte
• vlahuhoarã

Related terms

• vlãhut

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic влахъ (vlaxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, itself of Germanic origin. Doublet of valah and olah.

Noun

vlah m (plural vlahi)

1. Vlach, Romanian
2. Wallachian

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	vlah	vlahul		vlahi	vlahii
genitive-dative	vlah	vlahului		vlahi	vlahilor
vocative	vlahule			vlahilor

Adjective

vlah m or n (feminine singular vlahă, masculine plural vlahi, feminine and neuter plural vlahe)

1. Vlach, Romanian
2. Wallachian

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	vlah		vlahă		vlahi	vlahe
	definite	vlahul		vlaha		vlahii	vlahele
genitive- dative	indefinite	vlah		vlahe		vlahi	vlahe
	definite	vlahului		vlahei		vlahelor	vlahilor