vallis

Meaning

  1. (declension-3, feminine) a valley, vale
  2. (declension-3, feminine, poetic) a hollow

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈwal.lɪs]
Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”), same source as Latin vāllum (“rampart”), North Frisian wal (“wall”), Dutch wal (“wall, rampart, embankment”), German Wall (“rampart, mound, embankment”), Swedish vall (“mound, wall, bank”).

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