viviente

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vīventem, accusative of Latin vīventem, the present active participle of vīvō (“live, be alive”). The same formation, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃wontm̥, is seen in Ashkun źit, Kamkata-viri ǰat, Sanskrit जीवन्त (jī́vanta), Waigali ǰit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈbjente/ [biˈβ̞jẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: vi‧vien‧te

Adjective

viviente m or f (masculine and feminine plural vivientes)

1. living

   Synonym: vivo

Derived terms

• fósil viviente

 

Noun

viviente m or f by sense (plural vivientes)

1. living person

Related terms

• superviviente

 

Further reading

• “viviente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014