Vila
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈviËlÉ™/
Origin
From Serbo-Croatian vila, Slovene vila.
Full definition of vila
Noun
- (mythology) A type of fairy or nymph in Slavic mythology.
- 1874, Elodie Lawton Mijatovic, Serbian Folklore:"The Vilas (fairies) live there, and they will certainly put out your eyes as they have put out mine, if you venture on their mountain."
- 1998, Mike Dixon-Kennedy, Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend, page 302:Duly married, the couple lived for some time in peace and contentment, until one day Marko boasted that his wife was a vila, whereupon she put on her wings and flew away.
- 1995, Albert Bates Lord, The Singer Resumes the Tale, page 52:She is answered, fittingly enough, by a vila, who declares that she is more beautiful than the girl.