Walhalla

See also: Walhallą

English

Etymology

The city in South Carolina was founded by German settlers, so the name in this case is probably of German origin. Compare with Valhalla.
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Pronunciation

• (US, for the places in SC and ND) IPA^(key): /wɑlˈhɑlə/

Proper noun

Walhalla

1. Alternative form of Valhalla
2. A city in North Dakota, United States.
3. A city, the county seat of Oconee County, South Carolina, United States.
4. A small town in Victoria, Australia.

German

Alternative forms

• Walhall, Valholl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /valˈhala/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”). First element related to Old High German wal (“battlefield”), Middle High German wal, wale (“battlefield; field, meadow”); second element to German Halle (“hall”).

Proper noun

Walhalla f or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Walhalla or Walhallas)

1. (Norse mythology) Valhalla, the home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir.

   Synonym: Walhall

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Walhalla f (proper noun, genitive Walhalla)

1. a pantheon in Donaustauf, Bavaria, commissioned by Ludwig I of Bavaria to contain marble busts honoring distinguished figures from German history

Related terms

• Walküre
• Walstatt

Further reading

• “Walhalla” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Walhalla” in Duden online
• “Walhalla” in Duden online
• “Walhalla” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Italian

Alternative forms

• Valalla, Valhalla

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈlal.la/
• Rhymes: -alla

Proper noun

il Walhalla m

1. (Norse mythology) Valhalla (the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle)

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr + hǫll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /valˈxal.la/
• Rhymes: -alla
• Syllabification: Wal‧hal‧la

Proper noun

Walhalla f

1. (Norse mythology) Valhalla (the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle)

   Hypernyms: raj, zaświaty

Declension

Declension of Walhalla

	singular
nominative	Walhalla
genitive	Walhalli
dative	Walhalli
accusative	Walhallę
instrumental	Walhallą
locative	Walhalli
vocative	Walhallo

Related terms

noun

• walkiria

 

Further reading

• Walhalla in Polish dictionaries at PWN