vallan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• ballan (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German vallen, from Old High German fallan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallan, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną (“to fall”). Cognate with German fallen, English fall.

Verb

vallan (strong class 7 , third-person singular present indicative vallet, past participle gavàllet, auxiliary zèinan) (Sette Comuni)

1. to fall

   Dar khlòon khéezar, bail höbanten ausar an gròoses stukhe khéese, izar gavàllet inn in khéssel.

   The little dairyman, while carrying a heavy piece of cheese, fell into the cauldron.

2. to collapse

   'S haus, zeinten alt, is gavàllet in an haufen.

   The house, being old, collapsed.

Related terms

• gavàllan
• infallan

Further reading

• “ballan” 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

Finnish

Etymology

Instructive singular of valta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑlːɑn/, [ˈʋɑ̝lːɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːɑn
• Hyphenation^(key): val‧lan

Adverb

vallan

1. quite

Noun

vallan

1. genitive singular of valta

Derived terms

• vallankaan
• vallankin

 

Further reading

• “vallan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Galician

Verb

vallan

1. inflection of valer:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Spanish

Verb

vallan

1. third-person plural present indicative of vallar

Swedish

Noun

vallan

1. definite singular of valla