Wallach

Meaning

gelding (castrated male horse)

Concepts

gelding

geldings

promoted bishop

Synonyms

kastrierter Hengst

Füllen

Gaul

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Hengst

Fohlen

Pony

Ross

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Stute

Pferd

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Translations

hongre

ruin

capão

capón

cheval hongre

castroni

caballo capón

خيول مخصية

caballos castrados

cavalo castrado

hadım edilmiş hayvan

fou promu

cavallo

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castrato

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvalaχ/

Etymology

Cognate with Polish: wałach

In summary

From Middle Low German wallache, borrowed in Prussia/Baltics from older Russian волох (volox), from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz. Compare Polish wałach, which is also a borrowing from East Slavic. The Slavic word means “Romance speaker”, especially one of Romania, i.e. a Wallachian or Vlach. Wallachian herdsmen are credited with having invented a new form of castration.