villanus

Latin

Etymology

From vīlla +‎ -ānus (forming adj.)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /wiːlˈlaː.nus/, [wiːlˈlaː.nʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vilˈla.nus/, [vilˈlaː.nus]

Noun

vīllānus m (genitive vīllānī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

A villein: a serf or low-class farm worker.
A villager or other rural resident (opposed to burgensis).
- 1878, William Charles Smith, "Borough" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 62:
  The burgensis, or inhabitant of a walled town, was opposed to villanus, or inhabitant of the villa, or open town.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	vīllānus	vīllānī
genitive	vīllānī	vīllānōrum
dative	vīllānō	vīllānīs
accusative	vīllānum	vīllānōs
ablative	vīllānō	vīllānīs
vocative	vīllāne	vīllānī

Descendants

Italian: villano
Old French: vilain, vilein
- French: vilain
- → Middle English: villein
  - English: villein, villain
Old Portuguese: vilão
- Portuguese: vilão
Spanish: villano

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