villi

See also: Villi

English

Noun

villi

  1. plural of villus

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse villr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋilːi/, [ˈʋilːi]
  • Rhymes: -ilːi
  • Syllabification(key): vil‧li

Adjective

villi (comparative villimpi, superlative villein)

  1. wild
  2. savage
  3. feral (wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild)
  4. wildcat (unauthorized)
    Juutalaiset siirtolaiset ovat pystyttäneet uusia villejä siirtokuntia Länsirannan mäkien päälle.
    Jewish settlers have been putting up new wildcat outposts on hilltops in the West Bank.
  5. far-fetched (not likely; difficult to believe)
    Hänellä on paljon villejä ideoita rahan ansaitsemiseksi.
    He is full of far-fetched ideas to make money.

Declension

Inflection of villi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative villi villit
genitive villin villien
partitive villiä villejä
illative villiin villeihin
singular plural
nominative villi villit
accusative nom. villi villit
gen. villin
genitive villin villien
partitive villiä villejä
inessive villissä villeissä
elative villistä villeistä
illative villiin villeihin
adessive villillä villeillä
ablative villiltä villeiltä
allative villille villeille
essive villinä villeinä
translative villiksi villeiksi
instructive villein
abessive villittä villeittä
comitative villeine
Possessive forms of villi (type risti)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person villini villimme
2nd person villisi villinne
3rd person villinsä

Synonyms

Derived terms

Compounds

Descendants

  • Ingrian: villi

Noun

villi

  1. (obsolete, politically incorrect) Short for villi-ihminen (savage).

Declension

Inflection of villi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative villi villit
genitive villin villien
partitive villiä villejä
illative villiin villeihin
singular plural
nominative villi villit
accusative nom. villi villit
gen. villin
genitive villin villien
partitive villiä villejä
inessive villissä villeissä
elative villistä villeistä
illative villiin villeihin
adessive villillä villeillä
ablative villiltä villeiltä
allative villille villeille
essive villinä villeinä
translative villiksi villeiksi
instructive villein
abessive villittä villeittä
comitative villeineen
Possessive forms of villi (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person villini villimme
2nd person villisi villinne
3rd person villinsä

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvilːi]
  • Hyphenation: vil‧li
  • Rhymes: -li

Etymology 1

From German Willi, from Slovak víly, plural of víla (fairy).

Noun

villi (plural villik)

  1. fairy
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative villi villik
accusative villit villiket
dative villinek villiknek
instrumental villivel villikkel
causal-final villiért villikért
translative villivé villikké
terminative villiig villikig
essive-formal villiként villikként
essive-modal
inessive villiben villikben
superessive villin villiken
adessive villinél villiknél
illative villibe villikbe
sublative villire villikre
allative villihez villikhez
elative villiből villikből
delative villiről villikről
ablative villitől villiktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
villié villiké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
villiéi villikéi
Possessive forms of villi
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. villim villijeim
2nd person sing. villid villijeid
3rd person sing. villije villijei
1st person plural villink villijeink
2nd person plural villitek villijeitek
3rd person plural villijük villijeik

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of villamos (tram).

Alternative forms

Noun

villi (plural villik)

  1. (informal) tram
    Synonym: villamos
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative villi villik
accusative villit villiket
dative villinek villiknek
instrumental villivel villikkel
causal-final villiért villikért
translative villivé villikké
terminative villiig villikig
essive-formal villiként villikként
essive-modal
inessive villiben villikben
superessive villin villiken
adessive villinél villiknél
illative villibe villikbe
sublative villire villikre
allative villihez villikhez
elative villiből villikből
delative villiről villikről
ablative villitől villiktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
villié villiké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
villiéi villikéi
Possessive forms of villi
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. villim villijeim
2nd person sing. villid villijeid
3rd person sing. villije villijei
1st person plural villink villijeink
2nd person plural villitek villijeitek
3rd person plural villijük villijeik

References

  • Idegen szavak és kifejezések szótára, Bakos Ferenc, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1989, →ISBN
  • Le Villi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia According to the legend of the villi, when a woman dies of a broken heart, the fairies force the heart breaker to dance until death.

Ingrian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːi/, [ˈʋilʲː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːi/, [ˈʋilːi]
  • Rhymes: -ilːi
  • Hyphenation: vil‧li

Noun

villi

  1. callus
Declension
Declension of villi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative villi villit
genitive villin villiin, villilöin
partitive villiä villijä, villilöjä
illative villii villii, villilöihe
inessive villiis villiis, villilöis
elative villist villiist, villilöist
allative villille villiille, villilöille
adessive villiil villiil, villilöil
ablative villilt villiilt, villilöilt
translative villiks villiiks, villilöiks
essive villinnä, villiin villiinnä, villilöinnä, villiin, villilöin
exessive1) villint villiint, villilöint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Finnish villi.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːi/, [ˈʋilʲː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːi/, [ˈʋilːi]
  • Rhymes: -ilːi
  • Hyphenation: vil‧li

Adjective

villi

  1. wild
Declension
Declension of villi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative villi villit
genitive villin villiin, villilöin
partitive villiä villijä, villilöjä
illative villii villii, villilöihe
inessive villiis villiis, villilöis
elative villist villiist, villilöist
allative villille villiille, villilöille
adessive villiil villiil, villilöil
ablative villilt villiilt, villilöilt
translative villiks villiiks, villilöiks
essive villinnä, villiin villiinnä, villilöinnä, villiin, villilöin
exessive1) villint villiint, villilöint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 667

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvil.li/
  • Rhymes: -illi
  • Hyphenation: vìl‧li

Noun

villi m

  1. plural of villo

Latin

Noun

villī

  1. inflection of villus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

Norman

Etymology

From Old French veillier, from Latin vigilare, present active infinitive of vigilo (I watch).

Verb

villi

  1. (France) to watch over

Conjugation

Derived terms

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