wigilia

See also: Wigilia, wigilią, and Wigilią

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin vigilia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈɡi.lja/

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• Rhymes: -ilja
• Syllabification: wi‧gi‧lia
• Homophone: Wigilia

Noun

wigilia f (related adjective wigilijny or wigiliowy)

1. (literary) eve (day that precedes a holiday or important event)

   Synonym: przeddzień

2. (Christianity) celebratory dinner eaten on Christmas Eve

   Hypernym: kolacja

3. (Christianity) meals eaten at the celebratory dinner on Christmas Eve
4. (Christianity) traditional Christmas gathering of a group of people to wish each other well and share a Christmas wafer

   Synonym: opłatek

   Hypernym: uroczystość

5. (Ancient Rome, historical) vigilia (part of the night equal to three hours)

Declension

Declension of wigilia

	singular	plural
nominative	wigilia	wigilie
genitive	wigilii	wigilii/wigilij (archaic)
dative	wigilii	wigiliom
accusative	wigilię	wigilie
instrumental	wigilią	wigiliami
locative	wigilii	wigiliach
vocative	wigilio	wigilie

Derived terms

noun

• Wigilia

 

Related terms

noun

• Wigilia Paschalna

 

Further reading

• wigilia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wigilia in Polish dictionaries at PWN