Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vila
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Unknown. Sometimes compared with *viljati or vyti. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow (of wind)”).
Noun
*vila f
- (South Slavic) A kind of female nature spirit with supernatural powers, similar to a nymph or a fairy.
Declension
Declension of *vila (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vila | *vilě | *vily |
| genitive | *vily | *vilu | *vilъ |
| dative | *vilě | *vilama | *vilamъ |
| accusative | *vilǫ | *vilě | *vily |
| instrumental | *vilojǫ, *vilǫ** | *vilama | *vilami |
| locative | *vilě | *vilu | *vilasъ, *vilaxъ* |
| vocative | *vilo | *vilě | *vily |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- ⇒ Macedonian: самовила (samovila)
References
- Reiter, Norbert (1973). "Mythologie der alten Slaven". In Haussig, Hans Wilhelm (ed.). Wörterbuch der Mythologie (in German). 2. pp. 163–208.
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вила́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Anikin, A. E. (2013) “вила”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 7 (вершь – вняться), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 173