villi

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin villus (shaggy hair).

Noun [edit]

villi

  1. (biology) Plural form of villus

Finnish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From a Germanic language, compare vild.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈʋilːi]
  • Rhymes: -ilːi
  • Hyphenation: vil‧li

Adjective [edit]

villi (comparative villimpi, superlative villein)

  1. Wild.

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Hungarian [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From German Willi, from Slovak víly, plural of víla (fairy).

Noun [edit]

villi (plural villik)

  1. fairy
Declension [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

Abbreviation of villamos.

Alternative forms [edit]

Noun [edit]

villi (plural villik)

  1. (informal) tram
Synonyms [edit]

References [edit]

  • Idegen szavak és kifejezések szótára, Bakos Ferenc, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1989, ISBN 9630553074
  • Wikipedia-logo.png Le Villi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Le Villi 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.

Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

villi m

  1. Plural form of villo

Latin [edit]

Noun [edit]

villī

  1. nominative plural of villus
  2. genitive singular of villus
  3. vocative plural of villus