willa

See also: Willa and willą

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *willjō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.

Cognate with Old Saxon willio, Old Dutch willo, Old High German willo, Old Norse vili.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwil.lɑ/, [ˈwiɫ.ɫɑ]

Noun

willa m

1. will
2. (in compounds) denotes something welcome or desired

   ‎willa + ‎cuma (“guest”) → ‎wilcuma (“welcome guest”)

   ‎willa + ‎spell (“news”) → ‎wilspell (“welcome news”)

   ‎willa + ‎tūn (“town”) → ‎Wiltūn (“Wilton”)

Declension

Declension of willa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	willa	willan
accusative	willan	willan
genitive	willan	willena
dative	willan	willum

Derived terms

• unwilla
• -wille

Related terms

• willan

Descendants

• Middle English: wille
  • English: will
  • Scots: wil, will

See also

• willan

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• wella

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *willjan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną.

Compare Old English willan, Old Saxon willian, Old Dutch *willen, Old High German wellen, Old Norse vilja, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wiljan).

Verb

willa

1. want

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum, Sylt: wel

  Mooring: wale

• Saterland Frisian: wolle
• West Frisian: wolle

Polish

willa

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vīlla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvil.la/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -illa
• Syllabification: wil‧la

Noun

willa f

1. (architecture) villa (elegant single-family detached house, surrounded by a garden)

   dwupiętrowa willa ― two-storey villa

   Mieszkał bardzo wygodnie, mając do dyspozycji całe piętro położonej w ogrodzie willi. ― He lived very comfortably, having a whole floor of a villa located in the garden.

2. (archaic, architecture) country house, villa (weekend and holiday residence, located outside of urban areas, used as a retreat from city life)

   Synonyms: dacza, letniak, letnisko

Declension

Declension of willa

	singular	plural
nominative	willa	wille
genitive	willi	will/willi
dative	willi	willom
accusative	willę	wille
instrumental	willą	willami
locative	willi	willach
vocative	willo	wille

Derived terms

adjective

• willowy

 

Further reading

• willa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• willa in Polish dictionaries at PWN