Vlah
See also: vlah
Romanian
Etymology
From vlah.
Proper noun
Vlah m (genitive/dative lui Vlah)
- a surname originating as an ethnonym
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, itself of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋlâx/
Proper noun
Vlȁh m anim (Cyrillic spelling Вла̏х)
- Vlach
- (Dalmatia) hinterlander, inlander
- (by extension, Dalmatia) yokel, bumpkin
- (usually derogatory) an Orthodox Christian (in contrast to the speaker who would be of other faith)
- (regional, Istria) outsider, non-indigenous person
Declension
| 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
- “Vlah”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025