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vi

See also: .vi, V. I., V.I., VI, Vi, v. i., v.i., vì, and vị

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TranslingualEdit

Alternative formsEdit

NumberEdit

vi

  1. Roman numeral for six.

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

AbbreviationEdit

vi

  1. (grammar) verb intransitive or intransitive verb (often appears in dual language dictionaries)
  2. (Britain, colloquial, pejorative) village idiot
    • 2012, a Religious Studies teacher
      Stupid boy...he's such a vi, isn't he?

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BretonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

vi m

  1. egg

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin vīnum.

NounEdit

vi m ‎(plural vins)

  1. wine (alcoholic beverage)
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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

PronunciationEdit

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
    Vi batis min.‎
    You hit me.
  2. yourself, yourselves
    Vi diras al vi.‎
    You say to yourself (yourselves).

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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)

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ItalianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

See voi.

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

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Etymology 2Edit

From Latin ibi.

AdverbEdit

vi

  1. there
  2. here

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

vi

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

LatinEdit

NounEdit

vī

  1. ablative singular of vīs

ReferencesEdit

  • vi in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

LojbanEdit

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.

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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 m
Second person du deg din m
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 and Danish, from Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

vi

  1. Alternative form of me

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    Personal pronouns in Nynorsk
Nominative Objective case Genitive/Possessive pronoun
Singular
First person eg, je4 meg min m
Second person du deg din m
Third person m han han, honom3 hans
Third person f ho ho, henne hennar, hennes4
Third person n det, dat1 det, dat1 dess 2
Plural
First person me, vi oss vår m
Second person de, dokker dykk, dokker dykkar, dokkar
Third person dei dei, deim3 deira, deires4
Notes
1Never part of official Nynorsk/Landsmål. Primarily used before Landsmål received an official written norm.
2Rare or literary
3Traditional forms that are no longer part of the official written norm. Now primarily used in Høgnorsk texts.
4No longer part of the official written norm. These non-traditional forms were added to the norm to either approach the the Samnorsk ideal or certain dialects.

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)

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

vȋ (Cyrillic spelling ви̑)

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

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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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 ve 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

EtymologyEdit

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

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.

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

vi

  1. (anatomy, dated) fin

SynonymsEdit

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