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