viu

viu

See also: víu and vi'u

Aromanian

Adjective

viu

1. Alternative form of yiu

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Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈviw/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbiw/
• Rhymes: -iw

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• tanca viva

Noun

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

Verb

viu

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

Further reading

• “viu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Verb

viu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ver

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Picard

Etymology

From Old French viel < Latin vetulus.

Adjective

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

1. old

Synonyms

• viéz (rarer)

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vio (obsolete)

Etymology

(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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviw/ [ˈviʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviw/

• Homophone: vil (Brazil)
• Rhymes: -iw
• Hyphenation: viu

Verb

viu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Interjection

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?

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Romanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viw/

Adjective

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

1. alive

   mâncat de viu ― eaten alive

Inflection

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

Antonyms

• mort

Derived terms

• vietate
• vioi

Related terms

• învia
• înviora
• viață
• via

See also

• trăi