[ˈwiː.lɪs], [ˈviː.lis]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *weslis, from Proto-Indo-European *weslis, a deverbal adjective with passive meaning ("which can be bought"), from the root of venum (“sale”).
- declension-3, two-terminationcheap, inexpensive
“vestīmentum aliquod ex vīlibus scrūtīs cōnsarcinātum” — some garment sewn of cheap scraps of cloth
- declension-3, two-terminationbase, vile, mean, worthless, cheap, paltry
“Quī tē caret hōc tempore fit vīlior, dulcis amor.” — Who is without you in this season is fit for nothing, sweet love.
Formsvīlis(canonical) · vīle(neuter) · vīlior(comparative) · vīlissimus(superlative) · vīlis(feminine, masculine, nominative, singular) · vīle(neuter, nominative, singular) · vīlēs(feminine, masculine, nominative, plural) · vīlia(neuter, nominative, plural) · vīlis(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular) · vīlium(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural) · vīlī(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · vīlibus(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · vīlem(accusative, feminine, masculine, singular) · vīle(accusative, neuter, singular) · vīlīs(accusative, feminine, masculine, plural) · vīlēs(accusative, feminine, masculine, plural) · vīlia(accusative, neuter, plural) · vīlī(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · vīlibus(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · vīlis(feminine, masculine, singular, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary