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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vwɔx/
- Rhymes: -ɔx
- Syllabification: Włoch
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volxъ, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz. Doublet of Walia, wałach, Wałach, Włochy, and Wołoch.
Noun
Włoch m pers (female equivalent Włoszka)
- Italian (person from Italy)
Declension
Etymology 2
Several possible etymologies:
- from Włoch (“Italian person”);
- a truncation of personal names beginning with Wło- (e.g. Włodzimierz) + -ch;
- an augmentative of włos (“hair”) (compare włochacz, włochaty).
Proper noun
Włoch m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Proper noun
Włoch f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun
Włoch nvir pl
- genitive plural of Włochy
Further reading
- Włoch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Włoch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “Włoch”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022