vâlcea
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vâlcea¹
Where it comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vallicella, diminutive of Late Latin vallicula (“small valley”), diminutive of Latin vallis.
noun vâlcele · vâlcea · vâlceaua · vâlcelele
-
small or narrow valley, dale, or dell
Similar: vâlcică
Vâlcea²
- /ˈvɨlt͡ʃe̯a/
Where it comes from
Uncertain. There is a Romanian word vâlcea (“small valley”), however, its stress is on the last syllable, unlike Vâlcea, which has its stress on the first syllable, making it unlikely to be derived from it.
An alternative is a derivation from a Slavic word *vьlkъ (“wolf”), as the 1247 Diploma of the Joannites of king Béla IV of Hungary mentions in the area a knez named Farkas (“wolf”), which could just be a translation of the name of the knez's name into Hungarian.
proper noun Vâlcea · Vâlceaua · Vâlcele · Vâlcelei
- a county of Romania
Talk about this word "vâlcea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/v%C3%A2lcea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vâlcea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/v%C3%A2lcea "vâlcea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/v%C3%A2lcea.Cite this
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title = {vâlcea},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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