villa
The Latin word villa means a house used as a retreat.
A villa refers to a house used as a retreat.
Meaning: a house used as a retreat (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
villa is a first declension noun. Depending on its role in a sentence, it can take several forms: villam is the accusative singular (the villa), villae is the genitive singular (of the villa) and villas is the accusative plural (villas).
Did you know?
- To the Romans, the villa was the center of otium, a specific type of productive leisure used for reading, writing and thinking.
- Roman estates were often split into two parts: the villa urbana for the owner's leisure and the villa rustica for the farm work.
- The word 'villa' is a direct ancestor of the modern English word 'village', though in Latin it specifically highlighted a single country estate rather than a collection of houses.
Examples in context
- Tres viri villam simul reliquerunt.The three men left the villa together.This sentence shows how to use the accusative singular form villam.Tatoeba #10961119 by carlosalberto, translation #10960262 by CM
- Villa magna est.The villa is large.This sentence uses the nominative singular form villa.Tatoeba #13797777 by Vortarulo, translation #13802769 by rul
- Hic locus est villa pulchra.This place is a beautiful villa.
Example conversation
Gaius and Aurelia are visiting a countryside estate.
- GaiusVisne ad villam meam venire?Do you want to come to my villa?
- AureliaIta vero, gaudeo.Yes, indeed, I would be happy to.
- GaiusVilla nostra est optima.Our villa is the best.
- AureliaLocus est amoenus.The place is pleasant.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
