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Contents
TranslingualEdit
Alternative formsEdit
SymbolEdit
vi
- Ⅵ, the Roman numeral six (6)
- (music) minor submediant triad
See alsoEdit
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- vi, v.i., v.i.
AbbreviationEdit
vi
- (grammar) verb intransitive or intransitive verb (often appears in dual language dictionaries)
Related termsEdit
- v.t., v.t., vt, vt (= verb transitive, transitive verb)
AnagramsEdit
AiwooEdit
AdverbEdit
vi
ReferencesEdit
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
BretonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Celtic *āuyom (compare Welsh wy, Cornish oy), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).
NounEdit
vi m
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vi m (plural vins)
- wine (alcoholic beverage)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DalmatianEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -i
PronounEdit
vi (first-person plural nominative, accusative os, genitive vores, c vor, n vort, pl vore)
See alsoEdit
Number | Person | Inflection | Nominative | Accusative | Possessive | Reflexive | Reflexive possessive |
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Singular | First | common | jeg | mig | min | ||
neuter | mit | ||||||
plural | mine | ||||||
Second | common | du | dig | din | |||
neuter | dit | ||||||
plural | dine | ||||||
formal | De | Dem | Deres | ||||
Third | masculine | han | ham | hans | sig | sin | |
feminine | hun | hende | hendes | ||||
common | den | den | dens | ||||
neuter | det | det | dets | sit | |||
plural | sine | ||||||
Plural | First | — | vi | os | vores | ||
common | vor | ||||||
neuter | vort | ||||||
plural | vore | ||||||
Second | – | I | jer | jeres | |||
formal | De | Dem | Deres | ||||
Third | – | de | dem | deres | sig |
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian voi, French vous and/or Template:borr, plus the i of personal pronouns.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
vi (accusative vin, possessive via)
- (second-person plural and formal singular pronoun): you
- Vi batis min.
- You hit me.
- yourselves
- Vi diras al vi.
- You say to yourselves.
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
EweEdit
IdoEdit
ItalianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
See voi.
Alternative formsEdit
- -vi (enclitic)
PronounEdit
vi
- second-person personal plural object pronoun: you, to you
- (noi) vi amiamo ― we love you
- second-person reflexive plural: yourselves
- (voi) vi ricordate ― you remember
- (often not translated) it; about it, of it, on it
Usage notesEdit
Becomes ve when followed by a third person direct object clitic (lo, la, li, le, or ne).
See alsoEdit
Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Reflexive | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Genitive | Disjunctive |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | first | — | io | mi, m', -mi | — | me | |||
second | — | tu | ti, t', -ti | te | |||||
third | m | lui | si2, s', -si | lo, l', -lo | gli, -gli | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) |
ne, n' | lui, sé | |
f 1 | lei, Lei1 | la, l', La1, -la | le3, Le1, -le | lei, Lei1, sé | |||||
Plural | first | — | noi | ci, c', -ci | — | noi | |||
second | —1 | voi, Voi1 | vi, v', -vi, Vi1 | voi, Voi1 | |||||
third | m | loro, Loro1 | si, s', -si | li, -li | gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro1 |
ci, c', vi, v' (formal) |
ne, n' | loro, Loro1, sé | |
f 1 | le, -le | ||||||||
1 | The feminine gender third person forms and second plural person forms are also used as formal terms of address referring to second singular person subjects, sometimes capitalised as Lei, Vi, Loro etc. to distinguish them. | ||||||||
2 | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | ||||||||
3 | In informal speech sometimes replaced with gli (nonstandard). |
Etymology 2Edit
AdverbEdit
vi
Usage notesEdit
Stylistically elevated variant of ci, only used in formal contexts.
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
vi f (invariable)
- Alternative form of vu
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
vi
- Rōmaji transcription of ゔぃ
- Rōmaji transcription of ヴィ
- Rōmaji transcription of ゐ゙
- Rōmaji transcription of ヸ
LatinEdit
NounEdit
vī
ReferencesEdit
- vi in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
vi
- we
- Hvordan kommer vi dit?
- How do we get there?
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
vi
- imperative of vie
See alsoEdit
Nominative | Objective case | Genitive/Possessive pronoun | |
---|---|---|---|
Singular | |||
First person | jeg | meg | min, mi, mitt, mine |
Second person | du | deg | din, di, ditt, dine |
Third person m | han | han/ham | hans |
Third person f | hun | henne | hennes |
Third person n | det | det | dets |
Third person, nonhuman m/f | den | den | dens |
Plural | |||
First person | vi | oss | vår m |
Second person | dere | dere | deres |
Third person | de | dem | deres |
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Probably with influence from Swedish vi and Danish vi, from Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
vi
See alsoEdit
Nominative | Objective case | Genitive/Possessive pronoun | |
---|---|---|---|
Singular | |||
First person | eg, je1 | meg | min, mi, mitt, mine |
Second person | du | deg | din, di, ditt, dine |
Third person m | han | han, honom2 | hans |
Third person f | ho | ho, henne | hennar, hennes1 |
Third person n | det, dat3 | det, dat3 | dess 4 |
Plural | |||
First person | me, vi | oss | vår m |
Second person | de, dokker | dykk, dokker | dykkar, dokkar |
Third person | dei | dei, deim2 | deira, deires1 |
Notes | |||
1No longer part of the official written norm. These non-traditional forms were added to the norm to either approach the Samnorsk ideal or certain dialects. | |||
2Traditional forms that are no longer part of the official written norm. Now primarily used in Høgnorsk texts. | |||
3Never part of official Nynorsk/Landsmål. Primarily used before Landsmål received an official written norm. | |||
4Rare or literary |
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
vi
ReferencesEdit
- “vi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
vi
- first-person singular (eu) preterite indicative of ver
- Eu vi um pássaro uma vez.
- I saw a bird once.
- 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 135:
- Não vi o tempo passar.
- I didn't notice the time passing.
- Não vi o tempo passar.
- Eu vi um pássaro uma vez.
RomanianEdit
PronounEdit
vi (dative form of voi; form of vă )
- to you
Usage notesEdit
This word is used when vă (which is dative) is combined with the following accusatives:
- îl (the accusative of el, contracted as vi-l)
- îi (the accusative of ei, contracted as vi-i)
- le (the accusative of ele)
- se (the reflexive accusative of all third-person pronouns)
See alsoEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
vȋ (Cyrillic spelling ви̑)
- you (nominative plural of tȋ (“you”))
- you (vocative plural of tȋ (“you”))
- (formal) you (formal singular and plural)
DeclensionEdit
SloveneEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *vy.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈʋíː/
- Tonal orthography: vȋ
PronounEdit
ví
DeclensionEdit
singular | |||
---|---|---|---|
1st person | 2nd person | reflexive | |
nominative | jàz | tí | — |
accusative | méne, me | tébe, te | sébe, se |
genitive | méne, me | tébe, te | sébe, se |
dative | méni, mi | tébi, ti | sébi, si |
locative | méni | tébi | sébi |
instrumental | menój, máno | tebój, tábo | sebój, sábo |
possessive | mój | tvój | svój |
dual | |||
1st person | 2nd person | reflexive | |
nominative | mídva m, médve/mídve f, n | vídva m, védve/vídve f, n | — |
accusative | náju | váju | sébe, se |
genitive | náju | váju | sébe, se |
dative | náma | váma | sébi, si |
locative | náju | váju | sébi |
instrumental | náma | váma | sebój, sábo |
possessive | nájin | vájin | svój |
plural | |||
1st person | 2nd person | reflexive | |
nominative | mí m, mé f, n | ví m, vé f, n | — |
accusative | nàs | vàs | sébe, se |
genitive | nàs | vàs | sébe, se |
dative | nàm | vàm | sébi, si |
locative | nàs | vàs | sébi |
instrumental | nàmi | vàmi | sebój, sábo |
possessive | nàš | vàš | svój |
QuotationsEdit
See alsoEdit
SpanishEdit
SwedishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Swedish vīr, from Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
vi
- we (first-person personal plural subject pronoun)
- 1791, Carl Michael Bellman, Fredmans sånger, N:o 21
- Så lunka vi så småningom från Bacchi buller och tumult
- We'll walk away eventually from the noise and tumult of Bacchus
- Så lunka vi så småningom från Bacchi buller och tumult
- 1791, Carl Michael Bellman, Fredmans sånger, N:o 21
DeclensionEdit
*Not universally accepted.
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Swedish hvi, from Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, locative of *kʷis (“who”). Cognate with Old Danish hvi, Danish hvi, Old West Norse hví, Norwegian Nynorsk kvi, Norwegian Bokmål hvi, Old Saxon hwi, hwiu, Old High German hwiu, Middle High German wiu, German wie (“how”), Old English hwȳ, hvī, Middle English why, English why, Latin quī (“what, who, which”).
AdverbEdit
vi
Etymology 3Edit
From Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice”). Cognate with Latin victima (“offering, sacrifice”).
NounEdit
vi
ReferencesEdit
- vi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.