ville

Alternative forms

• vilde (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.lə/, [ˈvilə]

Verb

ville (imperative vil, infinitive at ville, present tense vil, past tense ville, perfect tense har villet)

1. want to, be willing to, shall, will, should
2. would

Etymology

From Old French ville, vile, inherited from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of villa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vil/

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  • (Quebec) IPA^(key): [vɪl]
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

ville f (plural villes)

1. town, city

Further reading

• “ville” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

ville f pl

1. plural of villa

Noun

ville

1. vocative singular of villus

Noun

ville f (plural villes)

1. city or town

Etymology

From Old French vile, from Latin vīlla (“country house”).

Noun

ville f (plural villes)

1. town

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

References

• “ville” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Adjective

ville

1. definite singular of vill
2. plural of vill

Verb

ville

1. past tense of vilja and vilje

Alternative forms

• vile
• vill (rare)

Etymology

From Latin vīlla.

Noun

ville f (oblique plural villes, nominative singular ville, nominative plural villes)

1. city or town

See also

• cité
• vilage

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪlːɛ/

Verb

ville

1. past tense of vilja.