"ville" meaning in French

See ville in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vil/, [vɪl] [Quebec] Audio: Fr-ville.ogg Forms: villes [plural]
Rhymes: -il Etymology: Inherited from Middle French ville, from Old French ville, vile, inherited from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of villa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|ville|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French ville, {{inh+|fr|frm|ville}} Inherited from Middle French ville, {{inh|fr|fro|ville}} Old French ville, {{m|fro|vile}} vile, {{der|fr|la|vīlla||country house}} Latin vīlla (“country house”), {{doublet|fr|villa}} Doublet of villa Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} ville f (plural villes)
  1. town, city Wikipedia link: ville Tags: feminine Synonyms: cité Derived forms: avoir ville gagnée, centre-ville, clés de la ville, hôtel de ville, village, ville fantôme, ville mort, ville-dortoir, ville-satellite

Inflected forms

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