Walhalla

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See also: Walhallą

English

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Etymology

The city in South Carolina was founded by German settlers, so the name in this case is probably of German origin. Compare with Valhalla.
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Pronunciation

  • (US, for the places in SC and ND) IPA(key): /wɑlˈhɑlə/

Proper noun

Walhalla

  1. Alternative form of Valhalla
  2. A city in North Dakota, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Oconee County, South Carolina, United States.
  4. A small town in Victoria, Australia.

German

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”). First element related to Old High German wal (“battlefield”), Middle High German wal, wale (“battlefield; field, meadow”); second element to German Halle (“hall”).

Proper noun

Walhalla f or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Walhalla or Walhallas)

  1. (Norse mythology) Valhalla, the home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir.
    Synonym: Walhall

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Walhalla f (proper noun, genitive Walhalla)

  1. a pantheon in Donaustauf, Bavaria, commissioned by Ludwig I of Bavaria to contain marble busts honoring distinguished figures from German history
References
  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer et al., "Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen" (1993), in Digitalen Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, https://www.dwds.de/wb/Walhalla#etymwb-1, accessed on 17.08.2023.
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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

il Walhalla m

  1. (Norse mythology) Valhalla (the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle)

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr + hǫll.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /valˈxal.la/
  • Rhymes: -alla
  • Syllabification: Wal‧hal‧la

Proper noun

Walhalla f

  1. (Norse mythology) Valhalla (the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle)
    Hypernyms: raj, zaświaty

Declension

Declension of Walhalla
singular
nominative Walhalla
genitive Walhalli
dative Walhalli
accusative Walhallę
instrumental Walhallą
locative Walhalli
vocative Walhallo
noun

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