"vila" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈviːlə/ [UK, US] Audio: en-au-vila.ogg Forms: vilas [plural], vile [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian víla and Slovene vila. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sh|víla}} Serbo-Croatian víla, {{bor|en|sl|vila}} Slovene vila Head templates: {{en-noun|s|vile}} vila (plural vilas or vile)
  1. (Slavic mythology) A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph. Wikipedia link: Slavic_fairies Categories (topical): Mythological creatures, Slavic mythology Synonyms: veela [dated] Translations (type of fairy): haltijatar (Finnish), keiju (Finnish), vila [feminine] (Italian), villi [feminine, plural] (Italian), vile [feminine, plural] (Italian), вила (vila) [feminine] (Russian), самовила (samovila) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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