valack

Swedish

Etymology

Used since 1582 < German Wallach (“gelding”) < Walachei (“Wallachia”); probably because the practice of castrating horses spread to Europe from the East

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌvaˈlak/

Noun

valack c

a gelding
a Wallachian, a person from Wallachia

Declension

Declension of valack
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	valack	valacken	valacker	valackerna
Genitive	valacks	valackens	valackers	valackernas

Derived terms

valacka
valackare

References

valack in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
valack in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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