wigilia

See also: Wigilia, wigilią, and Wigilią

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin vigilia.

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

Noun

wigilia f (related adjective wigilijny or wigiliowy)

  1. (literary) eve (day that precedes a holiday or important event)
    Synonym: przeddzień
  2. (Christianity) celebratory dinner eaten on Christmas Eve
    Hypernym: kolacja
  3. (Christianity) meals eaten at the celebratory dinner on Christmas Eve
  4. (Christianity) traditional Christmas gathering of a group of people to wish each other well and share a Christmas wafer
    Synonym: opłatek
    Hypernym: uroczystość
  5. (Ancient Rome, historical) vigilia (part of the night equal to three hours)

Declension
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

Derived terms
noun
noun

Further reading
  • wigilia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wigilia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.