vite

See also: Vite, vîte, and víte

French

Etymology

From Old French viste, of disputed origin:

• According to Littré, from Italian visto (“seen”), from Vulgar Latin *visitus, from Latin vidēre. The adverb corresponds with à vue (“rapidly, without notice”); compare Italian avvisto (“noticed, adroit”).

• Derived from an onomatopoeia expressing rapid movement.

• From Latin vegetus (“lively, animated”).

• According to Nicot, from Latin versūtus (“adroit, dexterous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vit/

• audio

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Adverb

vite

1. quickly

Adjective

vite (plural vites)

1. (obsolete or informal) quick; fast

Derived terms

• vitesse

Further reading

• “vite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin vīta.

Noun

vite f (plural vitis)

1. life

Antonyms

• muart

Related terms

• vivi
• vîv

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Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

vite f (plural viti)

1. screw

Derived terms

Derived terms

• avvitare
• giro di vite
• svitare

• cacciavite
• vite di Archimede
• viteria

Etymology 2

From Latin vītis, vītem, from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines or bends, branch, switch”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, wind, bend”).

Noun

vite f (plural viti)

1. vine

Derived terms

Derived terms

• vitame
• viticchio
• viticcio
• viticolo

• viticoltore / viticultore
• viticoltura / viticultura
• vitifero
• vitigno

• vitivinicolo
• vitivinicoltore
• vitivinicoltura

Etymology 3

Noun

vite f

1. plural of vita

Derived terms

• vitale
• vitalità

Anagrams

• veti

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Latin

Noun

vīte

1. ablative singular of vītis

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīta.

Noun

vite f

1. life
2. lifestyle, more
3. life story

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “vite”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vite”, in Middelniederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Neapolitan

Noun

vite

1. plural of vita

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French viste, of disputed origin; see vite.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

vite m or f

1. fast

Adverb

vite

1. quickly, soon

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see”).

Verb

vite (imperative vit, present tense vet or veit, passive vites, simple past visste, past participle visst, present participle vitende)

1. to know (be certain or sure about (something); have knowledge of)

Derived terms

• allvitende
• viten

References

• “vite” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

vite (present tense veit, past tense visste, past participle visst, passive infinitive vitast, present participle vitande, imperative vit)

1. Alternative form of vita

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Romanian

Noun

vite

1. plural of vită

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Swedish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

vite n

1. a (conditional) fine (to be paid if the offense is repeated)

Declension

Declension of vite
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vite	vitet	viten	vitena
Genitive	vites	vitets	vitens	vitenas

See also

• blodsvite
• tillvita

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

vite

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of vit.