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vallis

vallis

Latin

Alternative forms

Noun

vallis f ‎(genitive vallis); third declension

  1. valley, vale
  2. (by extension) hollow

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
nominative vallis vallēs
genitive vallis vallium
dative vallī vallibus
accusative vallem vallēs
ablative valle vallibus
vocative vallis vallēs

Descendants

Noun

vallis

  1. dative plural of vallum
  2. ablative plural of vallum

References

  1. ↑ Franco, Comparative etymological Dictionary of classical Indo-European languages: Indo-European - Sanskrit - Greek - Latin

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly from from Proto-Indo-European *wel- ‎(“to turn, wind, roll”), same source as North Frisian wal ‎(“wall”), Dutch wal ‎(“wall, rampart, embankment”), German Wall ‎(“rampart, mound, embankment”), Swedish vall ‎(“mound, wall, bank”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwal.lis/, [ˈwal.lɪs]

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