Grammatical form
vila is an inflected form of viti — “to twist”.
Definitions
- 1.vila (a type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology)
- 2.fairy
- 3.villa
Synonyms & related words
Antonyms
- zla vještica
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”), 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”).
Forms
- vílacanonical • feminine
- ви́лаcyrillic
- vȉlacanonical • feminine
- ви̏лаcyrillic
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vila, vȉla | vile |
| Genitive | vile | vila, vȋlā |
| Dative | vili | vilama |
| Accusative | vilu | vile |
| Vocative | vilo | vile |
| Locative | vili | vilama |
| Instrumental | vilom | vilama |
Nominative
Singular
vila, vȉla
Plural
vile
Genitive
Singular
vile
Plural
vila, vȋlā
Dative
Singular
vili
Plural
vilama
Accusative
Singular
vilu
Plural
vile
Vocative
Singular
vilo
Plural
vile
Locative
Singular
vili
Plural
vilama
Instrumental
Singular
vilom
Plural
vilama