vi

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

ⅵ U+2175, ⅵ SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL SIX ← ⅴ [U+2174] Number Forms ⅶ → [U+2176]

Contents

TranslingualEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• VI, vi, Ⅵ, ↅ

SymbolEdit

vi

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

See alsoEdit

• Previous: ⅴ (five, 5)
• Next: ⅶ (seven, 7)

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• vi, v.i., v.i.

AbbreviationEdit

vi

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

Related termsEdit

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

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BretonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

vi m

1. egg

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

vi m (plural vins)

1. wine (alcoholic beverage)

Derived termsEdit

• vi negre

Related termsEdit

• viner
• vinater

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DalmatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin vīvus.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): βi

AdjectiveEdit

vi m (plural vei)

1. alive, living

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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

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EsperantoEdit

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

   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

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EweEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /viː/

AdjectiveEdit

vi

1. little
2. small

NounEdit

vi

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

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IdoEdit

EtymologyEdit

vu (“you”) +‎ -i (“-s; plural”)

PronounEdit

vi pl

1. you (plural)

Related termsEdit

• tu
• vu

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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

See alsoEdit

• mi, ti, si, ci

Etymology 2Edit

From Latin ibi.

AdverbEdit

vi

1. there
2. here

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JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

vi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ゔぃ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ヴィ

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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

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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.

Related termsEdit

• va
• vu

See alsoEdit

• ti
• bu'u

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

    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

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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.

Alternative formsEdit

• me

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʋiː/

PronounEdit

vi

1. we

See alsoEdit

    Personal pronouns in Nynorsk

	Nominative	Objective case	Genitive/Possessive pronoun
Singular
First person	eg, je1	meg	min m
Second person	du	deg	din m
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

• “vi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi/
• Rhymes: -i

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.

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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

• li
• ni

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʋîː/

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

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SloveneEdit

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

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

QuotationsEdit

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

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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -i

VerbEdit

vi

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

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SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /viː/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iː

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.

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VietnameseEdit

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