vilar

See also: Vilar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin vīllāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [biˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [viˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [viˈlaɾ]

Noun

vilar f (plural vilars)

1. from the 10th to the 12th century, territory annexed or belonging to a settlement and which had some habitat
2. large farmhouse that included several buildings
3. village or neighborhood

Derived terms

• Vilà

Further reading

• “vilar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “vilar” in Optimot, consultes lingüístiques, 2026.

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin villāris, from villa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈlaɾ/

Noun

vilar m (plural vilares)

1. (dated) hamlet

   Synonyms: barrio, lugar

2. farmland; contiguous fields and plots which belong to several proprietors

   Synonyms: agra, agro

Derived terms

• Vilachán
• Vilachao
• Vilar
• Vilar de Barrio
• Vilar de Donas
• Vilar de Santos
• Vilarbó
• Vilarello
• Vilares
• Vilarín
• vilariño
• Vilariño
• Vilariño Frío
• Vilarmaior
• Vilarmeao
• Vilarnovo
• Vilarvello

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “vilar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “vilar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vilar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vilar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vilar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der.

Proto-Italic *weikslā

Latin vīlla

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Latin vīllāris

Portuguese vilar

Inherited from Latin vīllāris.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈlaʁ/ [viˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈlaʁ/ [viˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /viˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /viˈlaʁ/ [viˈlaχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /viˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈlaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈla.ɾi/

Noun

vilar m (plural vilares)

1. (archaic) hamlet (small village)

   Synonyms: lugarejo, povoado

Related terms

• vila, vilão

Further reading

• “vilar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vilar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Swedish

Verb

vilar

1. present indicative of vila

Anagrams

• rival