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Aromanian
Adjective
viu
- 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)
- living, alive
- (figurative) lively, vivid
Derived terms
Noun
viu m (plural vius)
- living person
- els vius i els morts ― the quick and the dead
- quick (raw flesh)
- (figurative) quick (sensitive part)
- (figurative) crux, core, gist
- Synonyms: quid, nus
Etymology 2
Verb
viu
- first-person singular preterite indicative of veure
- inflection of viure:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Galician
Verb
viu
- third-person singular preterite indicative of ver
Megleno-Romanian
Adjective
viu
- Alternative form of ghiu
Picard
Etymology
From Old French viel < Latin vetulus.
Adjective
viu m (feminine singular viule, masculine plural vius, feminine plural viules)
- old
Synonyms
Portuguese
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
viu
- third-person singular preterite indicative of ver
Interjection
viu
- (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)
- alive
- Antonym: mort
- mâncat de viu ― eaten alive
Inflection
Derived terms
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