vi

Alternative formsEdit

• VI

NumberEdit

vi

1. Roman numeral for six.

Alternative formsEdit

• vi, v.i., v.i.

AbbreviationEdit

vi

1. (grammar) verb intransitive or intransitive verb (often appears in dual language dictionaries)
2. (UK, colloquial, pejorative) village idiot
   • 2012, a Religious Studies teacher

     Stupid boy...he's such a vi, isn't he?

Related termsEdit

• v.t., v.t., vt, vt (= verb transitive, transitive verb)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *ōwyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”). Compare Welsh ŵy, Cornish oy.

NounEdit

vi ?

1. egg

EtymologyEdit

From Latin vīnum.

NounEdit

vi m (plural vins)

1. wine (alcoholic beverage)

EtymologyEdit

From Latin vīvus.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): βi

AdjectiveEdit

vi m (plural vei)

1. alive, living

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

PronounEdit

vi (first-person plural nominative, accusative os, genitive vores, c vor, n vort, pl vore)

1. we

See alsoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /vi/

EtymologyEdit

From Italian voi, French vous, or Russian вы (vy), plus the i of personal pronouns.

PronounEdit

vi (accusative vin, possessive via)

1. (second-person personal pronoun, singular or plural): you, thou

   Vi batis min.

   You hit me.

2. yourself, yourselves

   Vi diras al vi.

   You say to yourself (yourselves).

Related termsEdit

• via
• viaj
• vian
• vin

See alsoEdit

• ĝi
• ili
• li
• mi
• ni
• oni
• ŝi

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /viː/

AdjectiveEdit

vi

1. little
2. small

NounEdit

vi

1. child (A son or daughter)
2. descendant

EtymologyEdit

From Esperanto vi.

PronounEdit

vi pl

1. you (plural)

Related termsEdit

• tu
• vu

PronounEdit

vi

1. (second-person personal plural object pronoun): you, to you

   (noi) vi amiamo - we love you

2. (second-person reflexive plural): yourselves

   (voi) vi ricordate

3. it (often not translated); about it, of it, on it

See alsoEdit

• mi, ti, si, ci

AdverbEdit

vi

1. there
2. here

RomanizationEdit

vi

1. rōmaji reading of ゔぃ
2. rōmaji reading of ヴィ

NounEdit

vī

1. ablative singular of vīs

CmavoEdit

vi (rafsi viz, selma'o VA)

1. (modifying a selbri) here; nearby
2. (preposition) near
3. (sumti modifier) this

   levi jufra cu tordu

   This sentence is short.

Related termsEdit

• va
• vu

See alsoEdit

• ti
• bu'u

Etymology 1Edit

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PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʋiː/

PronounEdit

vi

1. we

   Hvordan kommer vi dit?

   How do we get there?

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

vi

1. imperative of vie

See alsoEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Probably with influence from Swedish and Danish, from Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʋiː/

PronounEdit

vi

1. alternative form of me

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

vi

1. imperative of via and vie

ReferencesEdit

• “vi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi/

VerbEdit

vi

1. 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.

PronounEdit

vi (dative form of voi; form of vă)

1. 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

• li
• ni

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʋîː/

PronounEdit

vȋ (Cyrillic spelling ви̑)

1. you (nominative plural of tȋ (“you”))
2. you (vocative plural of tȋ (“you”))

DeclensionEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *vy.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋíː/
• Tonal orthography: vȋ

PronounEdit

ví

1. you (masculine plural, more than two)
2. (formal) you (masculine singular)

DeclensionEdit

QuotationsEdit

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See alsoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -i

VerbEdit

vi

1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of ver.

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /viː/

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PronounEdit

vi

1. 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

DeclensionEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Hà Nội) IPA ^(key): /vi˧˧/
• (Huế) IPA ^(key): /vɪj˧˧/
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA ^(key): /vʲɪj˧˥/

NounEdit

vi

1. (anatomy, dated) fin

SynonymsEdit

• vây