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villa.

a mistake, an error

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈvɪtla]
  1. a mistake, an error

    feminine
  2. heresy

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Related to sense 3 (“to lead astray”).

noun[ˈvɪl(ː)a]
  1. villa

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin villa (“villa, estate, large country residence”).

verb[ˈvɪtla]
  1. to misguide, to lead astray, to deceive

    weak
Where this word comes from

Related to the adjectives vill (“lost”) and villur (“wild”), from Old Norse villr. See also Swedish villa (“to cause someone to lose one's way”), vill (“lost”).

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