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attila

/əˈtɪlə//əˈtɪlə/

attila noun: a short, fringed cape worn as part of traditional Hungarian costume.

attila: a short, fringed cape worn as part of traditional Hungarian costume
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Noun

attila (plural attilas)

  1. A short, fringed cape worn as part of traditional Hungarian costume.
    • In the Magyar costume, his heart beating more proudly under the national attila, he passed before the eyes of the peasants who had known him when a child, and had fought under his orders; and he spoke to them by name, recognizing many of his old companions in these poor people with cheeks tanned by...1888, Jules Claretie, Prince Zilah
    • As I gazed at myself in the looking-glass, I found that I should be a handsome boy when I had put on my silver-buttoned attila.1898, Maurus Jokai, Debts of Honor
  2. Any of the tropical flycatchers of the genus Attila.
    • In the scrubby woods that cover most of the Yucatan, suboscines such as the masked tityra, the bright-rumped attila, and the boat-billed flycatcher are all common.1988 February 26, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader

Proper noun capitalized: Attila

Attila

  1. (historical) A king of the tribes of Huns.

attila meaning in Tamil

attila in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Forms of attila

pluralattilas

Origin of attila

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀττίλα (Attíla), of uncertain further origin. Traditionally thought to have been derived from East Germanic, such as a Gothic *𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*attila, literally “little father”), from 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta, “father”) + -𐌹𐌻𐌰 (-ila). Displaced native Old English Ætla. A more recent explanation by Bonnman-Fries (2025) suggests a Yeniseian origin, specifically an Arinic language. The proper name is explained as deriving from a Common Yeniseian adjective complex *atɨ-λa (“quite swift, quite fast”); see there for more. Compare also Bactrian Χιγγιλο (Khingilo), Brahmi 𑀔𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀺𑀮 (Khiṇgila), the name of a leader of the Alchon Huns, which could prove that the diminutive -ila is of Hunnic origin.

Words formed from attila

Questions about attila

What does attila mean?
Attila means a short, fringed cape worn as part of traditional Hungarian costume.
What is attila in Tamil?
Attila in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Attila meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is attila?
Attila can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce attila?
Attila is pronounced /əˈtɪlə/.
What is the plural of attila?
The plural of attila is attilas.

Words near attila in the dictionary

  1. attids
  2. attiguous
  3. attiguousness
  4. Attika
  5. Attikesse
  6. attila
  7. Attila the Hun
  8. Attilanic
  9. attilas
  10. attine
  11. attines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: attila (page history and authors); Attila (page history and authors); attila (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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