viu

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See also: víu and vi'u

Aromanian

Adjective

viu

  1. Alternative form of yiu

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

Adjective

viu (feminine viva, masculine plural vius, feminine plural vives)

  1. living, alive
  2. (figurative) lively, vivid
Derived terms

Noun

viu m (plural vius)

  1. living person
    els vius i els morts ― the quick and the dead
  2. quick (raw flesh)
  3. (figurative) quick (sensitive part)
  4. (figurative) crux, core, gist
    Synonyms: quid, nus

Etymology 2

Verb

viu

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of veure
  2. inflection of viure:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Galician

Verb

viu

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Picard

Etymology

From Old French viel < Latin vetulus.

Adjective

viu m (feminine singular viule, masculine plural vius, feminine plural viules)

  1. old

Synonyms

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Galician viu and Spanish vio.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

viu

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Interjection

viu

  1. (Brazil) used at the beginning or end of a sentence, especially imperative ones, as filler
    Viu, venha aqui quando puder.
    So, come here when you can.
    Não faça isso, viu.
    Don’t do that, OK?

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

Pronunciation

Adjective

viu m or n (feminine singular vie, plural vii)

  1. alive
    Antonym: mort
    mâncat de viu ― eaten alive

Inflection

Declension of viu
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite viu vie vii vii
definite viul via viii viile
genitive/
dative 		indefinite viu vii vii vii
definite viului viei viilor viilor

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Wikious
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