вила

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviɫɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vidla, an instrumental noun from ви́я (víja, “to twine, to curve”) +‎ -ла (-la, “instrumental suffix”).

Noun

ви́ла • (víla) f

1. pitchfork

Declension

Declension of ви́ла

	singular	plural
indefinite	ви́ла víla	ви́ли víli
definite	ви́лата vílata	ви́лите vílite

Derived terms

• ви́ла за копа́ене (víla za kopáene, “digging fork”)
• ви́лица (vílica), (dialectal) ви́лка (vílka, “fork”)
• гради́нска ви́ла (gradínska víla, “garden fork”)
• мотови́ла (motovíla), мотови́лка (motovílka, “reel, rocker”)

References

• “вила¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “вила¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Bulgarian Wikipedia has an article on:

Вила (митология)

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Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vila, probably akin to Bulgarian ви́хър (víhǎr, “gale, wind torrent”), вие́лица (viélica, “blizzard”).

Another hypothesis (per Vasmer) relates the word to Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to chase, to pursue”), presumably with an original meaning prosecutor, haunter.

Noun

ви́ла • (víla) f

1. vila (mythological creature from Slavic mythology similar to nymphs and fairies)

   Synonyms: фе́я (féja), ни́мфа (nímfa), ди́ва (díva)

Declension

Declension of ви́ла

	singular	plural
indefinite	ви́ла víla	ви́ли víli
definite	ви́лата vílata	ви́лите vílite

Derived terms

• самови́ла (samovíla, “nymph”)
• вилени́к m (vileník), вилени́ца f (vileníca, “person possessed/abducted by a vilas”)

See also

• ди́ва (díva), диви́ня (divínja, “demon, evil spirit”)
  • самоди́ва (samodíva, “nymph”)
• руса́лия (rusálija, “nymph of fertility”), руса́лка (rusálka, “siren”)
• ю́да (júda, “malevolent nymph”)

References

• “вила²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “вила²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Bulgarian Wikipedia has an article on:

Вила (сграда)

Wikipedia ^bg

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin vīlla. Akin to dialectal Bulgarian вес (ves, “small settlement, camp, dwelling”) (outdated, historical).

Noun

ви́ла • (víla) f (relational adjective ви́лен)

1. villa, mansion

Declension

Declension of ви́ла

	singular	plural
indefinite	ви́ла víla	ви́ли víli
definite	ви́лата vílata	ви́лите vílite

References

• “вила³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “вила³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Komi-Permyak

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ви́лы (víly).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋiˈla/, [ʋiˈɫä]
• Hyphenation: ви‧ла

Noun

вила́ • (vilá)

1. pitchfork

Declension

Declension of вила (stem: вила-)

		singular	plural
nominative		вила (vila)	вилаэз (vilaez)
accusative	I*	вила (vila)	вилаэз (vilaez)
	II*	вилаӧс (vilaös)	вилаэзӧс (vilaezös)
instrumental		вилаӧн (vilaön)	вилаэзӧн (vilaezön)
comitative		вилакӧт (vilaköt)	вилаэзкӧт (vilaezköt)
caritive		вилатӧг (vilatög)	вилаэзтӧг (vilaeztög)
consecutive		вилала (vilala)	вилаэзла (vilaezla)
genitive		вилалӧн (vilalön)	вилаэзлӧн (vilaezlön)
ablative		вилалісь (vilaliś)	вилаэзлісь (vilaezliś)
dative		вилалӧ (vilalö)	вилаэзлӧ (vilaezlö)
inessive		вилаын (vilayn)	вилаэзын (vilaezyn)
elative		вилаись (vilaiś)	вилаэзісь (vilaeziś)
illative		вилаӧ (vilaö)	вилаэзӧ (vilaezö)
egressive		виласянь (vilaśań)	вилаэзсянь (vilaezśań)
approximative		вилалань (vilalań)	вилаэзлань (vilaezlań)
terminative	I	вилаӧдз (vilaödź)	вилаэзӧдз (vilaezödź)
	II	вилави (vilavi)	вилаэзви (vilaezvi)
prolative		вилаӧт (vilaöt)	вилаэзӧт (vilaezöt)

^*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

Possessive declension of вила

First person singular singular plural nominative вилаӧ (vilaö) вилаэзӧ (vilaezö) accusative I* вилаӧ (vilaö) вилаэзӧ (vilaezö) II* вилаӧс (vilaös) вилаэзӧс (vilaezös) instrumental виланам (vilanam) вилаэзнам (vilaeznam) comitative вилаӧкӧт (vilaököt) вилаэзӧкӧт (vilaezököt) caritive вилаӧтӧг (vilaötög) вилаэзӧтӧг (vilaezötög) consecutive вилаӧла (vilaöla) вилаэзӧла (vilaezöla) genitive вилаӧлӧн (vilaölön) вилаэзӧлӧн (vilaezölön) ablative вилаӧлісь (vilaöliś) вилаэзӧлісь (vilaezöliś) dative вилаӧлӧ (vilaölö) вилаэзӧлӧ (vilaezölö) inessive вилаам (vilaam) вилаэзам (vilaezam) elative виласим (vilaśim) вилаэзсим (vilaezśim) illative вилаам (vilaam) вилаэзам (vilaezam) egressive вилаӧсянь (vilaöśań) вилаэзӧсянь (vilaezöśań) approximative вилаӧлань (vilaölań) вилаэзӧлань (vilaezölań) terminative I вилаӧддзам (vilaöddźam) вилаэзӧддзам (vilaezöddźam) II вилаӧви (vilaövi) вилаэзӧви (vilaezövi) prolative вилаӧттям (vilaötťam) вилаэзӧттям (vilaezötťam) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. Second person singular singular plural nominative вилаыт (vilayt) вилаэт (vilaet) accusative I* вилаыт (vilayt) вилаэт (vilaet) II* вилатӧ (vilatö) вилаэзтӧ (vilaeztö) instrumental виланат (vilanat) вилаэзнат (vilaeznat) comitative вилаыткӧт (vilaytköt) вилаэткӧт (vilaetköt) caritive вилаыттӧг (vilayttög) вилаэттӧг (vilaettög) consecutive вилаытла (vilaytla) вилаэтла (vilaetla) genitive вилаытлӧн (vilaytlön) вилаэтлӧн (vilaetlön) ablative вилаытлісь (vilaytliś) вилаэтлісь (vilaetliś) dative вилаытлӧ (vilaytlö) вилаэтлӧ (vilaetlö) inessive вилаат (vilaat) вилаэзат (vilaezat) elative виласит (vilaśit) вилаэзсит (vilaezśit) illative вилаат (vilaat) вилаэзат (vilaezat) egressive вилаытсянь (vilaytśań) вилаэтсянь (vilaetśań) approximative вилаытлань (vilaytlań) вилаэтлань (vilaetlań) terminative I вилаӧддзат (vilaöddźat) вилаэзӧддзат (vilaezöddźat) II вилаытви (vilaytvi) вилаэтви (vilaetvi) prolative вилаӧттят (vilaötťat) вилаэзӧттят (vilaezötťat) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. Third person singular singular plural nominative вилаыс (vilays) вилаэс (vilaes) accusative I* вилаыс (vilays) вилаэс (vilaes) II* виласӧ (vilasö) вилаэсӧ (vilaesö) instrumental виланас (vilanas) вилаэзнас (vilaeznas) comitative вилаыскӧт (vilaysköt) вилаэскӧт (vilaesköt) caritive вилаыстӧг (vilaystög) вилаэстӧг (vilaestög) consecutive вилаысла (vilaysla) вилаэсла (vilaesla) genitive вилаыслӧн (vilayslön) вилаэслӧн (vilaeslön) ablative вилаыслісь (vilaysliś) вилаэслісь (vilaesliś) dative вилаыслӧ (vilayslö) вилаэслӧ (vilaeslö) inessive вилаас (vilaas) вилаэзас (vilaezas) elative виласис (vilaśis) вилаэзсис (vilaezśis) illative вилаас (vilaas) вилаэзас (vilaezas) egressive вилаыссянь (vilaysśań) вилаэссянь (vilaesśań) approximative вилаыслань (vilayslań) вилаэслань (vilaeslań) terminative I вилаӧддзас (vilaöddźas) вилаэзӧддзас (vilaezöddźas) II вилаысви (vilaysvi) вилаэсви (vilaesvi) prolative вилаӧттяс (vilaötťas) вилаэзӧттяс (vilaezötťas) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. First person plural singular plural nominative виланым (vilanym) вилаэзным (vilaeznym) accusative I* виланым (vilanym) вилаэзным (vilaeznym) II* виланымӧ (vilanymö) вилаэзнымӧ (vilaeznymö) instrumental вилананым (vilananym) вилаэзнаным (vilaeznanym) comitative виланымкӧт (vilanymköt) вилаэзнымкӧт (vilaeznymköt) caritive виланымтӧг (vilanymtög) вилаэзнымтӧг (vilaeznymtög) consecutive виланымла (vilanymla) вилаэзнымла (vilaeznymla) genitive виланымлӧн (vilanymlön) вилаэзнымлӧн (vilaeznymlön) ablative виланымлісь (vilanymliś) вилаэзнымлісь (vilaeznymliś) dative виланымлӧ (vilanymlö) вилаэзнымлӧ (vilaeznymlö) inessive вилааным (vilaanym) вилаэзаным (vilaezanym) elative виласиным (vilaśinym) вилаэзсиным (vilaezśinym) illative вилааным (vilaanym) вилаэзаным (vilaezanym) egressive виланымсянь (vilanymśań) вилаэзнымсянь (vilaeznymśań) approximative виланымлань (vilanymlań) вилаэзнымлань (vilaeznymlań) terminative I вилаӧддзаным (vilaöddźanym) вилаэзӧддзаным (vilaezöddźanym) II виланымви (vilanymvi) вилаэзнымви (vilaeznymvi) prolative вилаӧттяным (vilaötťanym) вилаэзӧттяным (vilaezötťanym) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. Second person plural singular plural nominative виланыт (vilanyt) вилаэзныт (vilaeznyt) accusative I* виланыт (vilanyt) вилаэзныт (vilaeznyt) II* виланытӧ (vilanytö) вилаэзнытӧ (vilaeznytö) instrumental вилананыт (vilananyt) вилаэзнаныт (vilaeznanyt) comitative виланыткӧт (vilanytköt) вилаэзныткӧт (vilaeznytköt) caritive виланыттӧг (vilanyttög) вилаэзныттӧг (vilaeznyttög) consecutive виланытла (vilanytla) вилаэзнытла (vilaeznytla) genitive виланытлӧн (vilanytlön) вилаэзнытлӧн (vilaeznytlön) ablative виланытлісь (vilanytliś) вилаэзнытлісь (vilaeznytliś) dative виланытлӧ (vilanytlö) вилаэзнытлӧ (vilaeznytlö) inessive вилааныт (vilaanyt) вилаэзаныт (vilaezanyt) elative виласиныт (vilaśinyt) вилаэзсиныт (vilaezśinyt) illative вилааныт (vilaanyt) вилаэзаныт (vilaezanyt) egressive виланытсянь (vilanytśań) вилаэзнытсянь (vilaeznytśań) approximative виланытлань (vilanytlań) вилаэзнытлань (vilaeznytlań) terminative I вилаӧддзаныт (vilaöddźanyt) вилаэзӧддзаныт (vilaezöddźanyt) II виланытви (vilanytvi) вилаэзнытви (vilaeznytvi) prolative вилаӧттяныт (vilaötťanyt) вилаэзӧттяныт (vilaezötťanyt) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. Third person plural singular plural nominative виланыс (vilanys) вилаэзныс (vilaeznys) accusative I* виланыс (vilanys) вилаэзныс (vilaeznys) II* виланысӧ (vilanysö) вилаэзнысӧ (vilaeznysö) instrumental вилананыс (vilananys) вилаэзнаныс (vilaeznanys) comitative виланыскӧт (vilanysköt) вилаэзныскӧт (vilaeznysköt) caritive виланыстӧг (vilanystög) вилаэзныстӧг (vilaeznystög) consecutive виланысла (vilanysla) вилаэзнысла (vilaeznysla) genitive виланыслӧн (vilanyslön) вилаэзныслӧн (vilaeznyslön) ablative виланыслісь (vilanysliś) вилаэзныслісь (vilaeznysliś) dative виланыслӧ (vilanyslö) вилаэзныслӧ (vilaeznyslö) inessive вилааныс (vilaanys) вилаэзаныс (vilaezanys) elative виласиныс (vilaśinys) вилаэзсиныс (vilaezśinys) illative вилааныс (vilaanys) вилаэзаныс (vilaezanys) egressive виланыссянь (vilanysśań) вилаэзныссянь (vilaeznysśań) approximative виланыслань (vilanyslań) вилаэзныслань (vilaeznyslań) terminative I вилаӧддзаныс (vilaöddźanys) вилаэзӧддзаныс (vilaezöddźanys) II виланысви (vilanysvi) вилаэзнысви (vilaeznysvi) prolative вилаӧттяныс (vilaötťanys) вилаэзӧттяныс (vilaezötťanys) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

References

• R. M. Batalova; A. S. Krivoshchekova-Gantman (1985), Коми-пермяцко-русский словарь [Komi-Permyak-Russian dictionary]‎, Moscow: Русский язык

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviɫa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vila.

Noun

вила • (vila) f (plural вили)

1. fairy

Related terms

• самовила f (samovila)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidla.

Noun

вила • (vila) f (plural вили)

1. pitchfork

Derived terms

• вилар m (vilar)

Related terms

• вилушка f (viluška), виљушка f (viljuška)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin villa.

Noun

вила • (vila) f (plural вили)

1. villa

Declension

Declension of вила

	singular	plural
indefinite	вила (vila)	вили (vili)
definite unspecified	вилата (vilata)	вилите (vilite)
definite proximal	вилава (vilava)	виливе (vilive)
definite distal	вилана (vilana)	вилине (viline)
vocative	вило (vilo)	вили (vili)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲɪˈɫa]

Verb

вила́ • (vilá)

1. feminine singular past indicative imperfective of вить (vitʹ)

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”), 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋǐːla/
• Hyphenation: ви‧ла

Noun

ви́ла f (Latin spelling víla)

1. fairy

Declension

Declension of вила

	singular	plural
nominative	вила	виле
genitive	виле	вила
dative	вили	вилама
accusative	вилу	виле
vocative	вило	виле
locative	вили	вилама
instrumental	вилом	вилама

Further reading

• “вила”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

From Latin villa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋîla/
• Hyphenation: ви‧ла

Noun

ви̏ла f (Latin spelling vȉla)

1. villa

Declension

Declension of вила

	singular	plural
nominative	ви̏ла	виле
genitive	виле	ви̑ла̄
dative	вили	вилама
accusative	вилу	виле
vocative	вило	виле
locative	вили	вилама
instrumental	вилом	вилама

Further reading

• “вила”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “вила”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress