vila

== English == === Alternative forms === (dated) veela === Etymology === Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian víla and Slovene vila. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈviːlə/ Rhymes: -iːlə === Noun === vila (plural vilas or vile) (Slavic mythology) A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === LAIV, VALI, Vail, Vali, Vial, vail, vali, vial == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin vīlla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈbi.lə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈvi.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈvi.la] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈbi.la] === Noun === vila f (plural viles) settlement, usually with a minimum of five thousand inhabitants (bigger than a town but smaller than a city), that has asked for the title officially. Previously, this title was granted by the king ==== Derived terms ==== vilatà === Further reading === “vila”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɪla] Rhymes: -ɪla === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== vila f (relational adjective vilový, diminutive vilka) villa ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== vila inflection of vít: feminine singular past active participle neuter plural past active participle === Further reading === “vila”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “vila”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “vila”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vila (“village”), from Latin villa (“country house”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbila/ [ˈbi.lɐ] Rhymes: -ila Hyphenation: vi‧la === Noun === vila f (plural vilas) town; urban settlement smaller than a cidade (“city”) and larger than a aldea (“village”), which usually acts as the economic and administrative capital of a comarca (archaic) village Synonym: aldea country house Synonym: casa de campo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “vila”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “vila”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vila”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vila”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vila”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin vīlla (“country house”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈβi.l̪a/ === Noun === vila f (plural vilas) village; a small town Como ſanta maria fez deſcobrir hũa poſta de carne que furtaran a uũs romeus na uila de Rocamador. How Holy Mary caused to be found a piece of meat which was stolen from some pilgrims in the village of Rocamadour. ==== Related terms ==== vilão ==== Descendants ==== Galician: vila Portuguese: vila == Old Occitan == === Alternative forms === vilan === Etymology === From Latin villānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvila/ === Noun === vila m (oblique plural vilas, nominative singular vilas, nominative plural vila) serf, countryman, peasant c. 1130, Marcabru, pastorela: == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === villa (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese vila (“village”), from Latin villa (“country house”). Cognate with Galician vila, Spanish and Italian villa, and French ville. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ilɐ Hyphenation: vi‧la === Noun === vila f (plural vilas) town Coordinate terms: aldeia, cidade country house Synonym: casa de campo (Brazil, colloquial) a low-class residential area, like row houses, but in a self-managed community around a cul-de-sac (Rio Grande do Sul, colloquial) slum Synonym: favela ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “vila”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romansh == === Alternative forms === guglia (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) guila (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) aguoglia (Puter, Vallader) guoglia (Vallader) === Etymology === From Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”). === Noun === vila f (plural vilas) (Sutsilvan) needle == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vila. Cognate with Bulgarian самовила (samovila) and вила (vila, “fairy”), Slovene vila (“fairy living in the forest or in the water”), Old Russian вила (vila) and Slovak víla (“fairy”). According to Vasmer, non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse veiðr (“hunt”) and Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vaiieiti, “he pursuits, frightens”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʋǐːla/ Hyphenation: vi‧la ==== Noun ==== víla f (Cyrillic spelling ви́ла) vila (a type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology) fairy ===== Declension ===== ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “good fairy”): zla vještica ==== Further reading ==== “vila”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin villa. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʋîla/ Hyphenation: vi‧la ==== Noun ==== vȉla f (Cyrillic spelling ви̏ла) villa ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “vila”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== vila (Cyrillic spelling вила) inflection of viti: feminine singular active past participle neuter plural active past participle === References === Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “вила”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress == Slovene == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Slavic *vila. First attested in the 18th century. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʋíːla/ ==== Noun ==== vȋla f vila (a type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology) fairy === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin villa. ==== Noun ==== vȋla f villa === Further reading === “vila”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “vila”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Swedish == === Alternative forms === hvila (obsolete since 1906) === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse hvíld (“rest, pause”), compare Danish hvile (“rest”), Old High German wīla (German Weile), Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while. ==== Noun ==== vila c rest; relief from work, activity or exertion a rest; the repose afforded by death (physics) rest; absence of motion ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Swedish hvīla, from Old Norse hvíla, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁-. ==== Verb ==== vila (present vilar, preterite vilade, supine vilat, imperative vila) to rest; to relieve, to give rest to to rest; to take a break; to cease working for a little while, to become inactive to rest; to lean or lay to rest; to lie or lean or be supported (figuratively) to rest (be supported, etc., abstractly) (cooking) to rest; to allow (food, typically meat or dough) to sit (often at room temperature) without further handling or application of heat ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === References === “vila”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vila”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vila”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Taulil == === Noun === vila son === References === Meng, Chenxi (2018), A Grammar of Tulil (PhD thesis)‎[4], page 8 == Tsonga == === Verb === vila to boil == Venetan == === Etymology === From Latin villa; compare Italian villa. === Noun === vila f (plural vile) house (large), mansion