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
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13

     Fæder ūre, þū þe eart in heofenum, sī þīn nama ġehālgod. Tōbecume þīn rīċe. Ġeweorþe þīn willa on eorþan, swā swā on heofenum. Ūrne dæġhwāmlīċan hlāf syle ūs tōdæġ. And forġȳf ūs ūre ġyltas, swā swā wē forġȳfaþ ūrum ġyltendum. And ne ġelǣde þū ūs on costnunge, ac alȳs ūs of yfle: sōþlīċe.

     Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

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

Weak:

	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