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Vlah

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See also: vlah

Romanian

Etymology

From vlah.

Proper noun

Vlah m (genitive/dative lui Vlah)

  1. a surname originating as an ethnonym

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

Vlȁh m anim (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

More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

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