"vila" meaning in Catalan

See vila in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈbi.lə] [Central, Northern], [ˈvi.lə] [Balearic], [ˈvi.la] [Valencia], [ˈbi.la] [Northwestern] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Marvives-vila.wav (note: Barcelona) Forms: viles [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vīlla. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ca|:der|la:vīlla}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "enter", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*weyḱ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*weikslā", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vīlla", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Catalan", "term" : "vila", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ca" }" data-lang="ca" data-title="vila">, {{der|ca|la|vīlla}} Latin vīlla Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} vila f (plural viles)
  1. settlement, usually with a minimum of five thousand inhabitants (bigger than a town but smaller than a city), that has asked for the title officially. Previously, this title was granted by the king Tags: feminine Derived forms: vilatà

Inflected forms

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    [
      "vīlla",
      "villa#Latin"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": ":der",
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      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin vīlla.",
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    {
      "form": "viles",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvi.lə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvi.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbi.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Northwestern"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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    ]
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      },
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Catalan terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Catalan terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "Catalan terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyḱ-",
        "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 14 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon"
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvi.lə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvi.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbi.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Northwestern"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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