Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin vīvere.

Verb edit

vivir

  1. to live

Asturian edit

Etymology edit

From the Latin vīvere (to live), present active infinitive of vīvō.

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vivir

  1. to live

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vivir (first-person singular present viveixo, first-person singular preterite viví, past participle vivit)

  1. (Alghero) Alternative form of viure

Usage notes edit

  • In Algherese, the infinitive vivir exists alongside the form viure with no practical differences between the two.

References edit

El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 48

Galician edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese viver (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin vīvere (to live), present active infinitive of vīvō.

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vivir (first-person singular present vivo, first-person singular preterite vivín, past participle vivido)

  1. to live
    • 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 145:
      E logo o dito Conçello e alcalles e regidores e homes bõos, jurados sobre ditos diseron que obedesçian e obedesçieron aa dita carta real do dito señor rey con a mayor reverençia que podian e devian e con moy grande omildade como a carta e mandado de seu rey e de seu señor natural a o qual Deus mantena e leixe vivir e reynar por moytos tienpos
      And then said Council and mayors and councilors and good men, said jurors, said that they obey and obeyed this royal order of said Lord King with the largest reverence they could and ought, and with very large humility, as charter and order of their king and natural lord, God maintains and lets live and reign for much time
  2. to dwell, reside
    Synonyms: habitar, morar, residir

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References edit

  • viver” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • viv” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • vivir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • vivir” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • vivir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Verb edit

vivir

  1. past infinitive of vivar

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Spanish bevir, bivir, vevir, viver,[1] inherited from Latin vīvere. Compare Ladino bivir, Portuguese viver.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /biˈbiɾ/ [biˈβ̞iɾ]
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  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: vi‧vir

Verb edit

vivir (first-person singular present vivo, first-person singular preterite viví, past participle vivido)

  1. (intransitive) to live; to be alive
  2. (intransitive) to make a living, to live on
    Vive de migas, nada más.
    He lives on crumbs, nothing more.
  3. (intransitive) to live in, reside, inhabit
    Synonyms: residir, habitar, morar
    Vive en la casa roja.
    She lives in the red house.
    La pobrecita vive con dos hermanas crueles.
    The poor girl lives with two cruel sisters.
  4. (transitive) to experience, to live through
    Synonyms: experienciar, experimentar
    • 2014, Pablo Martín de Santa Olalla Saludes, El laberinto italiano, Editorial Liber Factory, →ISBN, page 9:
      Mientras nosotros tuvimos que vivir una dictadura de casi cuarenta años que nos dejó prácticamente aislados del resto de Europa, []
      While we had to live through a dictatorship of almost forty years that left us practically isolated from the rest of Europe, []

Usage notes edit

  • Like many intransitive verbs in both Spanish and English, including English live, the verb vivir can take a cognate object; hence vivir la vida loca "to live the crazy life", which is roughly synonymous with vivir locamente "to live crazily".

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Noun edit

vivir m (plural vivires)

  1. life; lifestyle

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