valakka

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlɑkːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝lɑ̝kːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑlɑkːɑ Syllabification(key): va‧lak‧ka Hyphenation(key): va‧lak‧ka === Etymology 1 === val- +‎ -akka, from a dialectal variant valea of vaalea (“light, pale”). ==== Adjective ==== valakka (comparative valakampi, superlative valakin or valakoin) (dialectal) light, pale (of color) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Swedish valack from German Wallach from Middle Low German wallache (“gelding”). Ultimately from Walachei (“Wallachia”), as the practice of castrating horses spread to Europe from the Balkans. ==== Noun ==== valakka synonym of ruuna (“gelding”) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== valakoida (“to castrate a horse”) ===== Related terms ===== valakki (“white horse”) ==== References ==== Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN ==== Further reading ==== “valakka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023