ville

See also -ville, and Ville

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vi.lə/, ['vilə]

Verb

ville (imperative vil, infinitive at ville, present tense vil, past tense ville, past participle har villet)

1. want to, be willing to, shall, will, should
2. would

References

• “ville” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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French

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old French ville, vile, from Latin vīlla (“country house”).

Pronunciation

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• (France) IPA: /vil/
• (Quebec) IPA: /vɪl/

Noun

ville f (plural villes)

1. town, city

Derived terms

• centre-ville
• village
• ville-dortoir
• ville-satellite

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Guernésiais

Etymology

From Old French vile, from Latin vīlla (“country house”).

Noun

ville f (plural villes)

1. town

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Italian

Noun

ville f pl

1. Plural form of villa

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Latin

Noun

ville

1. vocative singular of villus

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Middle French

Noun

ville f (plural villes)

1. city or town

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wel-.

Verb

ville

1. want to, be willing to, shall, will, should
2. would

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

ville

1. past tense of vilja and vilje

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Old French

Alternative forms

• vile
• vill (rare)

Etymology

From Latin vīlla.

Noun

ville f (oblique plural villes, nominative singular ville, nominative plural villes)

1. city or town

Descendants

• French: ville

See also

• cité
• vilage

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɪlˌɛ/

Verb

ville

1. past tense of vilja.