# valla
## English
### Noun

valla
* plural of vallum

### Anagrams

* Laval

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish valla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈba.ʎə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈva.ʎə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈva.ʎa]

### Noun

valla f (plural valles)
* (Castilianism) fence
    Synonym: tanca

### Further reading

* “valla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Cimbrian
### Alternative forms

* balla (Mezzaselva)

### Etymology

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

### Noun

valla f (plural valln)
* (Sette Comuni) trap
    De maus is gasnappet untar de valla.The mouse is caught in the trap.

#### Declension
### 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
* genitive singular of vald

## Galician
### Verb

valla
* inflection of valer:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Icelandic
### Noun

valla
* indefinite genitive plural of völlur

### Adverb

valla
* Alternative spelling of varla

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈval.la/
* Rhymes: -alla
* Hyphenation: vàl‧la

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

valla
* compound of val, the second-person singular imperative form of andare, with la

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

valla
* inflection of vallare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Latin
### Prononciation

* valla: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈu̯al.la/, [ˈu̯älːʲä]
* valla: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈval.la/, [ˈvälːä]
* vallā: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈu̯al.laː/, [ˈu̯älːʲäː]
* vallā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈval.la/, [ˈvälːä]

### Noun

valla
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vallum

### Verb

vallā
* second-person singular present active imperative of vallō

## Old Norse
### Noun

valla
* 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
* to shut in

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaʝa/ [ˈba.ʝa]
* IPA: (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈbaʝa/ [ˈba.ʝa]
* IPA: (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˈbaʎa/ [ˈba.ʎa]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbaʃa/ [ˈba.ʃa]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʒa/ [ˈba.ʒa]
* Rhymes: -aʝa
* Rhymes: -aʝa
* Rhymes: -aʎa
* Rhymes: -aʃa
* Rhymes: -aʒa
* Syllabification: va‧lla
* Homophones: (ll-y neutralization) baya, (ll-y neutralization) vaya

### Etymology 1

From Latin valla, nominative plural of vallum (“wall”).

#### Noun

valla f (plural vallas)
* fence
    Synonyms: cerca, vallado, verja
* barricade
    Synonym: barricada
* obstacle; hurdle
    Synonym: obstáculo

##### Derived terms

* guardavallas
* saque de valla
* valla publicitaria

##### Related terms

* vallado
* vallar

##### Descendants

* → Catalan: valla

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

valla
* inflection of vallar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “valla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

valla c
* ski wax
    Synonym: skidvalla

#### Declension
### Verb

valla (present vallar, preterite vallade, supine vallat, imperative valla)
* to herd (cattle)
* (colloquial) to guide (tourists or visitors)
    besökarna vallades genom fabriken
       the visitors were taken on a tour of the factory
* to apply ski wax
* (snooker, billiards) to let a cue ball bounce off the wall before hitting the target

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Related terms

* vall
* vallåt
* vallflicka
* vallhund
* vallning
* vallpojke

### References

* valla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* valla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* valla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Turkish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɑɫːɑ/

### Interjection

valla
* (colloquial) Alternative form of vallahi

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valadak.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈvɑlɑː/, [ˈvɑɫːɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
* Hyphenation: val‧la

### Verb

valla
* (transitive) to pour
* (transitive) to cast, mould/mold, found
* (transitive) to water (plants)

#### Inflection
### References

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