villi
See also: Villi
English
Noun
villi
- plural of villus
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish viller.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋilːi/, [ˈʋilːi]
- Rhymes: -ilːi
- Syllabification(key): vil‧li
- Hyphenation(key): vil‧li
Adjective
villi (comparative villimpi, superlative villein)
- wild
- savage
- feral (wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild)
- 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.
- 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 | |
| abessive | villittä | villeittä | |
| instructive | — | villein | |
| comitative | — | villeine | |
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Synonyms
- (feral): villiintynyt
- (wildcat): luvaton
- (far-fetched): uskomaton
Derived terms
compounds
- aasianvilliaasi
- puolivilli
- viikkovilli
- villiaasi
- villiartisokka
- villieläin
- villihanhi
- villihevonen
- villihiivaolut
- villi-ihminen
- villikaali
- villikala
- villikaniini
- villikarju
- villikaura
- villikissa
- villilapsi
- villilintu
- villimehiläinen
- villiminkki
- villiomena
- villipeto
- villipeura
- villiporkkana
- villiriisi
- villirucola
- villirukola
- villiruoka
- villiruusu
- villisika
- villisilkki
- villivarsa
- villivehnä
- villivihannes
- villiviini
- villivuohi
- villiyrtti
Descendants
- → Ingrian: villi
Noun
villi
- (archaic, now derogatory) ellipsis of 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 | |
| abessive | villittä | villeittä | |
| instructive | — | villein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “villi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023
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)
Declension
| 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 |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | villim | villijeim (or villiim) |
| 2nd person sing. | villid | villijeid (or villiid) |
| 3rd person sing. | villije | villijei (or villii) |
| 1st person plural | villink | villijeink (or villiink) |
| 2nd person plural | villitek | villijeitek (or villiitek) |
| 3rd person plural | villijük | villijeik (or villiik) |
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of villamos (“tram”).
Alternative forms
Noun
villi (plural villik)
Declension
| 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 |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | villim | villijeim (or villiim) |
| 2nd person sing. | villid | villijeid (or villiid) |
| 3rd person sing. | villije | villijei (or villii) |
| 1st person plural | villink | villijeink (or villiink) |
| 2nd person plural | villitek | villijeitek (or villiitek) |
| 3rd person plural | villijük | villijeik (or villiik) |
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
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːi/, [ˈʋilʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːi/, [ˈʋilːi]
- Rhymes: -ilʲː, -ilːi
- Hyphenation: vil‧li
Noun
villi
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. | ||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːi/, [ˈʋilʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːi/, [ˈʋilːi]
- Rhymes: -ilʲː, -ilːi
- Hyphenation: vil‧li
Adjective
villi (comparative villimp)
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. | ||
Synonyms
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
- plural of villo
Latin
Noun
villī
- inflection of villus:
- nominative/vocative plural
- genitive singular
Norman
Etymology
From Old French veillier, from Latin vigilare (“to watch”).
Verb
villi
- (continental) to watch over
Conjugation
Conjugation of the verb villi in Norman
| infinitive | villi | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | villaunt | ||||||
| auxiliary | avaer1 | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | villi | villie | |||||
| plural | villis | villies | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | jeo (j') | tu (t') | il, elle, on |
nos | vos | il, elles | |
| present | vêle | vêles | vêle | villoums | villiz | vêlent | |
| imperfect | villeis | villeis | villeit | villioums | villiaez | villeient | |
| preterite | villis | villis | villît | villîmes | villîtes | villîtent | |
| future | villerai | villeras | villera | villeroums | villeraez | villerount | |
| conditional | villereis | villereis | villereit | villerioums | villeriaez | villereient | |
| subjunctive | que jeo (j') | que tu (t') | qu'il, qu'elle, qu'on |
que nos | que vos | qu'il, qu'elles | |
| present | vêle | vêles | vêle | villioums | villiaez | vêlent | |
| imperfect | villisse | villisses | villisse | villissioums | villissiaez | villîtent | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | nos | vos | — | |
| vêle | villoums | villiz | |||||
| 1Used with past participles. 2Archaic or literary forms. | |||||||
Derived terms
- villie
- révilli