влахиня

Bulgarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vɫɐˈxinʲɐ]
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Noun

влахи́ня • (vlahínja) f (masculine влах)

  1. (colloquial) female equivalent of влах (vlah): female Wallachian, female Romanian
    Synonyms: (Romanian) румъ́нка (rumǎ́nka), влахи́нка (vlahínka), (rare) влахки́ня (vlahkínja)

Usage notes
  • The normal term for a female Romanian is румъ́нка (rumǎ́nka), and a male Romanian румъ́нец (rumǎ́nec).
  • The male equivalent влах (vlah), and female synonym влахи́нка (vlahínka), are archaic when referring to a Romanian, and literary when referring to a Wallachian (someone from Wallachia, a part of Romania).
  • The female synonym влахки́ня (vlahkínja) is rarely used.

Declension
Declension of влахи́ня
singular plural
indefinite влахи́ня
vlahínja		 влахи́ни
vlahíni
definite влахи́нята
vlahínjata		 влахи́ните
vlahínite
vocative form влахи́ньо
vlahínjo		 влахи́ни
vlahíni

References
  • “влахиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “влахиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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