valla

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See also: Valla, vallá, válla, and vålla

English

Noun

valla

  1. plural of vallum

Anagrams

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German valle, from Old High German falla, from fallan (“to fall”). Cognate with German Falle.

Noun

valla f (plural valln)

  1. (Sette Comuni) trap
    De maus is gasnappet untar de valla.
    The mouse is caught in the trap.

Declension

Declension of valla – 6th declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an de valla de valln
accusative an de valla de valln
dative anara dar valln in valln

References

  • “valla” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Estonian

Noun

valla

  1. genitive singular of vald

Galician

Verb

valla

  1. inflection of valer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Icelandic

Noun

valla

  1. indefinite genitive plural of völlur

Adverb

valla

  1. Alternative spelling of varla

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈval.la/
  • Rhymes: -alla
  • Hyphenation: vàl‧la

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

valla

  1. compound of val, the second-person singular (tu) imperative form of andare, with la

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

valla

  1. inflection of vallare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Noun

vālla

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vāllum

Old Norse

Noun

valla

  1. genitive plural of vǫllr

Phuthi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-vaĺla

  1. to shut in

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈbaʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈbaʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbaʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʒa/

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒa

Etymology 1

From Latin valla, nominative plural of vallum.

Noun

valla f (plural vallas)

  1. fence
    Synonyms: cerca, vallado, verja
  2. barricade
    Synonym: barricada
  3. obstacle; hurdle
    Synonym: obstáculo
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

valla

  1. inflection of vallar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

valla c

  1. ski wax

Declension

Declension of valla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative valla vallan vallor vallorna
Genitive vallas vallans vallors vallornas

Synonyms

Verb

valla (present vallar, preterite vallade, supine vallat, imperative valla)

  1. to herd (cattle)
  2. (colloquial) to guide (tourists or visitors)
    besökarna vallades genom fabriken
    the visitors were taken on a tour of the factory
  3. to apply ski wax
  4. (snooker, billiards) to let a cue ball bounce off the wall before hitting the target

Conjugation

Conjugation of valla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive valla vallas
Supine vallat vallats
Imperative valla —
Imper. plural1 vallen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative vallar vallade vallas vallades
Ind. plural1 valla vallade vallas vallades
Subjunctive2 valle vallade valles vallades
Participles
Present participle vallande
Past participle vallad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَللهِ (wallāhi, “by God”).

Pronunciation

Interjection

valla

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of vallahi

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valadak.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑlɑː/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
  • Hyphenation: val‧la

Verb

valla

  1. (transitive) to pour
  2. (transitive) to cast, mould/mold, found
  3. (transitive) to water (plants)

Inflection

Conjugation of valla (type III-2/õssa, no gradation, gemination)
Indicative
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular valan en vala 1st singular õõn valannu en õõ valannu
2nd singular valad ed vala 2nd singular õõd valannu ed õõ valannu
3rd singular valab eb vala 3rd singular on valannu eb õõ valannu
1st plural valammõ emmä vala 1st plural öõmmõ valannu emmä õõ valannu
2nd plural valattõ että vala 2nd plural õõttõ valannu että õõ valannu
3rd plural valõta eväd vala 3rd plural õlla valõttu eväd õõ valõttu
impersonal valõta eväd vala impersonal õlla valõttu eväd õõ valõttu
Imperfect Pluperfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular valin en valannu 1st singular õlin valannu —
2nd singular valid ed valannu 2nd singular õlid valannu —
3rd singular vali eb valannu 3rd singular õli valannu —
1st plural valimmõ emmä valannu 1st plural õlimmõ valannu —
2nd plural valittõ että valannu 2nd plural õlittõ valannu —
3rd plural valõtti eväd valõttu 3rd plural õlti valõttu —
impersonal valõtti eväd valõttu impersonal õlti valõttu —
Conditional
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular valaizin en valaizʹ 1st singular õllõizin valannu en õllõizʹ valannu
2nd singular valaizid ed valaizʹ 2nd singular õllõizid valannu ed õllõizʹ valannu
3rd singular valaizʹ eb valaizʹ 3rd singular õllõizʹ valannu eb õllõizʹ valannu
1st plural valaizimmõ emmä valaizʹ 1st plural õllõizimmõ valannu emmä õllõizʹ valannu
2nd plural valaizittõ että valaizʹ 2nd plural õllõizittõ valannu että õllõizʹ valannu
3rd plural valõttaizʹ eväd valõttaizʹ 3rd plural õltaizʹ valõttu eväd õltaizʹ valõttu
impersonal valõttaizʹ eväd valõttaizʹ impersonal õltaizʹ valõttu eväd õltaizʹ valõttu
Imperative
Present
positive negative
1st singular — —
2nd singular vala elä vala
3rd singular valago elko valago
1st plural — —
2nd plural valaga elka valaga
3rd plural valagod —
impersonal — —
Nominal forms
Infinitives Participles
active passive
1st valla present valajõ1) —
2nd illative valama past valannu valõttu
inessive valamõz 1) also used as the agent noun
elative valamassõ
abessive valamattõ

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “valaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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