vil

See also: vi-l

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vil, from Old High German filu, from Proto-Germanic *felu. Cognate with German viel, Dutch veel, English fele, Icelandic fjöl-.

Adjective

vil

  1. much, many

References

  • “vil” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vil/, [ve], [vel]
  • Rhymes: -e

Verb

vil

  1. present of ville
  2. imperative of ville

Faroese

Verb

vil

  • 1st and 3rd person singular present of vilja
  1. I will, wish, persist, intend to
  2. he, she, it wills, wishes, persists, intends to

Conjugation


French

Etymology

From Latin vīlis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vil/

Adjective

vil (feminine singular vile, masculine plural vils, feminine plural viles)

  1. cheap, worthless
  2. vile (morally low)

Further reading


Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French ville

Noun

vil

  1. city

Livonian

Alternative forms

  • (Courland) vi'l

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vilu.

Adjective

vil

  1. cool

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɪl/
  • Homophone: vill
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Verb

vil

  1. present of ville

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Verb

vil

  1. present tense of vilja and vilje

Old French

Etymology

Latin vilis.

Noun

vil m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vil or vile)

  1. horrible; vile; awful
  2. low; base

Derived terms


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vil, from Latin vīlis (cheap; vile).

Pronunciation

Adjective

vil m or f (plural vis, comparable)

  1. mean; vile (morally low)
  2. cheap; worthless

Synonyms

Antonyms


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vīlis (cheap; vile).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -il

Adjective

vil (plural viles)

  1. mean

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vil/

Verb

vil

  1. (intransitive) to fly

References

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