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vi

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TranslingualEdit

Alternative formsEdit

SymbolEdit

vi

  1. Ⅵ, the Roman numeral six (6)
  2. (music) minor submediant triad

See alsoEdit

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

AbbreviationEdit

vi

  1. (grammar) verb intransitive or intransitive verb (often appears in dual language dictionaries)

Related termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

AiwooEdit

AdverbEdit

vi

  1. down below

ReferencesEdit

BretonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *āuyom (compare Welsh wy, Cornish oy), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

NounEdit

vi m

  1. egg

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Occitan, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

vi m (plural vins)

  1. wine (alcoholic beverage)

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

DalmatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin vīvus.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

vi m (plural vei)

  1. alive, living

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)

  1. we

See alsoEdit

Danish personal pronouns
Number Person Inflection Nominative Accusative Possessive Reflexive Reflexive possessive
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

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

PronunciationEdit

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PronounEdit

vi (accusative vin, possessive via)

  1. (second-person plural and formal singular pronoun): you
    Vi batis min.
    You hit me.
  2. yourselves
    Vi diras al vi.
    You say to yourselves.

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

EweEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

vi

  1. little
  2. small

NounEdit

vi

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

IdoEdit

EtymologyEdit

vu (“you”) +‎ -i (“-s; plural”)

PronounEdit

vi pl

  1. you (plural)

Related termsEdit

ItalianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

See voi.

Alternative formsEdit

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 ― you remember
  3. (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
Italian personal pronouns
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

From Latin ibi.

AdverbEdit

vi

  1. (formal) there
    Synonym: ci
  2. (formal) here
    Synonym: ci
Usage notesEdit

Stylistically elevated variant of ci, only used in formal contexts.

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

vi f (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of vu

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

vi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ゔぃ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ヴィ
  3. Rōmaji transcription of ゐ゙
  4. Rōmaji transcription of ヸ

LatinEdit

NounEdit

vī

  1. ablative singular of vīs
  2. dative singular of vīs (rare)

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

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PronounEdit

vi

  1. we
    Hvordan kommer vi dit?
    How do we get there?

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

vi

  1. imperative of vie

See alsoEdit

    Personal pronouns in Bokmål
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

  1. we

See alsoEdit

    Personal pronouns in Nynorsk
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

  1. imperative of via and vie

ReferencesEdit

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

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.

RomanianEdit

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

Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

vȋ (Cyrillic spelling ви̑)

  1. you (nominative plural of tȋ (“you”))
  2. you (vocative plural of tȋ (“you”))
  3. (formal) you (formal singular and plural)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of vi
singular plural
nominative tȋ vȋ
genitive tȅbe, te vȃs, vas
dative tȅbi, ti vȁma, vam
accusative tȅbe, te vȃs, vas
vocative ti vȋ
locative tȅbi vȁma
instrumental tȍbōm vȁma

SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *vy.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

ví

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

DeclensionEdit

Declension of vi (irregular, suppletive)
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

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See alsoEdit

Slovene personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person m jaz midva mi
f medve, midve me
2nd person familiar m ti vidva vi
f vedve, vidve ve
polite m vi vidva vi
f vi vedve, vidve ve
3rd person m on onadva oni
f ona onedve, onidve one
n ono onedve, onidve ona

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Rhymes: -i

VerbEdit

vi

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

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

  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
Swedish personal pronouns
subject object possessive
singular full full common neuter plural
1st person jag mig min mitt mina
2nd person du dig din ditt dina
3rd person masculine han honom hans
3rd person feminine hon henne hennes
3rd person gender-neutral hen* hen*/henom* hens*
3rd person common den den dess
3rd person neuter det det dess
3rd person indefinite man/en en ens
3rd person reflexive — sig sin sitt sina
plural
1st person vi oss vår vårt våra
2nd person ni er
eder (dated) 		er ert era
3rd person de dem deras
3rd person reflexive — sig sin sitt sina

*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

  1. (obsolete) why
    Synonym: varför

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

  1. sanctuary

ReferencesEdit

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

vi

  1. (anatomy, especially of sharks) Alternative form of vây (“fin”)

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms
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