vilein
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch vilein, from Old French vilain~vilein~villein, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vilein (comparative vileiner, superlative vileinst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of vilein | ||||
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uninflected | vilein | |||
inflected | vileine | |||
comparative | vileiner | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | vilein | vileiner | het vileinst het vileinste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | vileine | vileinere | vileinste |
n. sing. | vilein | vileiner | vileinste | |
plural | vileine | vileinere | vileinste | |
definite | vileine | vileinere | vileinste | |
partitive | vileins | vileiners | — |
Noun edit
vilein m (plural vileinen)
Derived terms edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French vilein, from Late Latin villanus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vilein (plural vileins)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “vilein, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French edit
Noun edit
vilein oblique singular, m (oblique plural vileinz, nominative singular vileinz, nominative plural vilein)
- Alternative form of vilain