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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== valacka valackare === References === “valack”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “valack”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)