Vila

Etymology
From vila:,  vila:.

Noun

 * 1)  A type of fairy or nymph in Slavic mythology.
 * 2) *1874, Elodie Lawton Mijatovic, Serbian Folklore:
 * "The Vilas (fairies) live there, and they will certainly put out your eyes as they have put out mine, if you venture on their mountain."
 * 1) *1998, Mike Dixon-Kennedy, Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend, p. 302:
 * Duly married, the couple lived for some time in peace and contentment, until one day Marko boasted that his wife was a vila, whereupon she put on her wings and flew away.
 * 1) *1995, Albert Bates Lord, The Singer Resumes the Tale, p. 52:
 * She is answered, fittingly enough, by a vila, who declares that she is more beautiful than the girl.

Translations

 * Finnish: haltijatar, keiju


 * Russian: вила, самовила

Anagrams

 * LAIV
 * vail
 * vial

Noun

 * 1) Settlement, usually with a minimum of five thousand inhabitants (bigger than a town but smaller that a city), that has asked for the title officially. Previously, this title was grated by the king.

Noun

 * 1) town, village
 * 2) (Brazil slang) low class residential area

Etymology 1
From. Cognate with Bulgarian самовила: and вила:, Slovene vila:, Old Russian вила: and Slovak víla:. According to Vasmer, non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse veiðr: and Avestan undefined:.

Noun

 * 1) fairy

Etymology 2
From villa:.

Noun

 * 1) villa

Etymology 1
Old Norse hvíld:, cf. Danish hvile:, Old High German wīla (German Weile), Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰:, English while:.

Noun

 * 1) a rest; relief from work, activity or exertion
 * 2) a rest; the repose afforded by death
 * 3)  a rest; absence of motion

Related terms

 * pausvila
 * sista vilan
 * vilorum

Etymology 2
From hvíla:, from.

Verb

 * 1) to rest; to relieve, to give rest to
 * 2) to rest; to take a break; to cease working for a little while, to become inactive
 * 3) to rest; to lean or lay
 * 4) to rest; to lie or lean or be supported

Derived terms

 * utvilad
 * vila sina ögon på
 * vila ut
 * vilsam

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