вила

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

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  (vayeiti, he pursuits, frightens)[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ʋǐːla/
  • Hyphenation: ви‧ла

Noun

ви́ла f (Latin spelling víla)

  1. fairy
Declension

Etymology 2

From Latin villa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ʋîla/
  • Hyphenation: ви‧ла

Noun

ви̏ла f (Latin spelling vȉla)

  1. villa
Declension

References

  1. ^ Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary, вила
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