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viu

See also: víu and vi'u

Aromanian

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Adjective

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viu

  1. Alternative form of yiu

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

Adjective

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viu (feminine viva, masculine plural vius, feminine plural vives)

  1. living, alive
  2. (figurative) lively, vivid
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Noun

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viu m (plural vius)

  1. living person
    els vius i els morts ― the quick and the dead
  2. quick (raw flesh)
  3. (figurative) quick (sensitive part)
  4. (figurative) crux, core, gist
    Synonyms: quid, nus

Etymology 2

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Verb

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viu

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of veure
  2. inflection of viure:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Galician

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Verb

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viu

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Megleno-Romanian

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Adjective

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viu

  1. Alternative form of ghiu

Picard

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Etymology

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From Old French viel < Latin vetulus.

Adjective

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viu m (feminine singular viule, masculine plural vius, feminine plural viules)

  1. old

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Galician viu and Spanish vio.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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viu

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Interjection

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viu

  1. (Brazil) used at the beginning or end of a sentence, especially imperative ones, as filler
    Viu, venha aqui quando puder.
    So, come here when you can.
    Não faça isso, viu.
    Don’t do that, OK?

Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

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Adjective

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viu m or n (feminine singular vie, plural vii)

  1. alive
    Antonym: mort
    mâncat de viu ― eaten alive

Inflection

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Declension of viu
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite viu vie vii vii
definite viul via viii viile
genitive/
dative 		indefinite viu vii vii vii
definite viului viei viilor viilor

Derived terms

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