Definitions
- 1.fairy
- 2.villa
Etymology
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”), Russian вила́ (vilá) and Slovak víla (“fairy”). According to Vasmer, non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse veiðr (“hunt”) and Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vaiieⁱti, “he pursuits, frightens”).
Forms
- ви́лаcanonical • feminine
- vílaromanization
- ви̏лаcanonical • feminine
- vȉlaromanization
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | вила, ви̏ла | виле |
| Genitive | виле | вила, ви̑ла̄ |
| Dative | вили | вилама |
| Accusative | вилу | виле |
| Vocative | вило | виле |
| Locative | вили | вилама |
| Instrumental | вилом | вилама |
Nominative
Singular
вила, ви̏ла
Plural
виле
Genitive
Singular
виле
Plural
вила, ви̑ла̄
Dative
Singular
вили
Plural
вилама
Accusative
Singular
вилу
Plural
виле
Vocative
Singular
вило
Plural
виле
Locative
Singular
вили
Plural
вилама
Instrumental
Singular
вилом
Plural
вилама