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Wigilia

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See also: wigilia, wigilią, and Wigilią

English

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The traditional Wigilia dinner table

Etymology

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From Polish Wigilia. Doublet of vigil.

Proper noun

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Wigilia

  1. The traditional Christmas Eve vigil supper in Poland, held on December 24.
    • 1945 January 24, Brenda Ueland, quoting the Polish Review, “What Goes on Here”, in Minneapolis Daily Times, volume 78, number 210, Minneapolis, Minn., →OCLC, page 11, column 1:
      Then two days before Wigilia, a German officer came to say that ‘Germans are humanitarians even towards criminals,’ so we could take part in the Christmas eve celebration.
    • 2016 December 8, Martha Saconchik-Pytel, “‘Wigilia’: Polish Heritage Society celebrates”, in Tallahassee Democrat, volume 111, number 343, Tallahassee, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, “Chronicle” section, page 2E, column 1:
      The covered dishes brought by those attending show their home region in Poland with certain Wigilia specialties.
    • 2022 December 21, Joanne Kempinger Demski, “Polish tradition: 12 dishes of Christmas all in 1 day for Wigilia dinner”, in Herald Times Reporter, volume 52, number 310, Manitowoc, Wis., →OCLC, page 2B, column 1:
      Most people don’t make their own herring for Wigilia, but they do buy it ready-made for their celebrations, Aleksandra Burzynski said.

Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
Wigilia

Etymology

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From wigilia. Compare Italian Vigilia (“Christmas Eve”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /viˈɡi.lja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ilja
  • Syllabification: Wi‧gi‧lia
  • Homophone: wigilia

Proper noun

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Wigilia f (related adjective wigilijny or wigiliowy)

  1. (Christianity) Christmas Eve (evening before Christmas Day)
    Synonym: Gwiazdka
  2. (Christianity) Christmas Eve (day before Christmas Day)
    Synonym: Gwiazdka

Declension

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Declension of Wigilia
singular plural
nominative Wigilia Wigilie
genitive Wigilii Wigilii/Wigilij (archaic)
dative Wigilii Wigiliom
accusative Wigilię Wigilie
instrumental Wigilią Wigiliami
locative Wigilii Wigiliach
vocative Wigilio Wigilie
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Further reading

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