viva

See also: ViVa and vivá

English

Pronunciation

Interjection

enPR: vē'və, IPA^(key): /ˈviː.və/
- Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -iːvə

Noun

enPR: vī'və, IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ.və/
- Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -aɪvə

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian viva.

Interjection

viva!

Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).

Translations

long live ... ! — see long live

Verb

viva (third-person singular simple present vivas, present participle vivaing, simple past and past participle vivaed)

(transitive, intransitive, dated) To cheer, applaud
- 1841, Joseph Bullar, Henry Bullar, A winter in the Azores, and a summer at the baths of the Furnas
  ...the people clapped and vivaed, groaned and hooted, as they were pleased or disappointed, until at length the intense excitement began to subside...
- 1859, The Atlantic Monthly
  The next evening Paine went to the theatre. The state-box had been prepared for him. The house rose and vivaed as he entered.
- 1857, George Payne R James, Leonora d'Orco
  ...did you not hear how the beasts last night were cheering and vivaing those French heretics?

Noun

viva (plural vivas)

A shout of applause.
- 1855, Mayne Reid, The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico (page 89)
  When the cibolero returned to the plain, he was received with a fresh burst of vivas, and kerchiefs were waved to greet him.

Etymology 2

Shortened from viva voce, Latin for “live voice”

Pronunciation

enPR: vī'və, IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ.və/
Rhymes: -aɪvə

Noun

viva (plural vivas)

An oral examination, typically for an academic qualification.

Verb

viva (third-person singular simple present vivas, present participle vivaing, simple past and past participle vivaed)

(transitive) To subject to an examination of this kind.
- 1931, Henry Sanderson Furniss Sanderson, Memories of sixty years:
  I was vivaed by Charles Cannan, who was then a Fellow of Trinity...
- 1972, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
  Throughout his life, he took college responsibilities seriously, he came to All Souls whenever possible on weekends, he vivaed or interviewed candidates...
- 2009, Gianni Paganini, Jose Raimundo Maia Neto, Renaissance Scepticisms
  My doctoral thesis was vivaed three years before the publication of the revised and expanded edition of Richard H. Popkin's work...

Asturian

Adjective

viva

feminine singular of vivu

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.və/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.va/

Adjective

viva f sg

feminine singular of viu

Esperanto

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈviva]
Audio:
(file)
Rhymes: -iva
Hyphenation: vi‧va

Adjective

viva (accusative singular vivan, plural vivaj, accusative plural vivajn)

alive
(figuratively) lively
(music, broadcasting) live

Related terms

vivi (“to live”)
vivo (“life”)

Galician

Verb

viva

first/third-person singular present subjunctive of vivir

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvi.va/
Rhymes: -iva
Hyphenation: vì‧va

Verb

viva

inflection of vivere:
1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Adjective

viva

feminine singular of vivo

Interjection

viva

hooray!
long live ... !
three cheers for ... !

Related terms

evviva

Latin

Pronunciation

vīva: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯iː.u̯a/, [ˈu̯iːu̯ä]

vīva: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.va/, [ˈviːvä]
vīvā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯iː.u̯aː/, [ˈu̯iːu̯äː]

vīvā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.va/, [ˈviːvä]

Adjective

vīva

inflection of vīvus:
1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

vīvā

ablative feminine singular of vīvus

References

viva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vɐ/

Adjective

viva

feminine singular of vivo

Verb

viva

inflection of viver:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Noun

viva m (plural vivas)

hooray (a shout to signify victory)

Interjection

viva!

hooray!
Synonym: bravo
three cheers for ...!
(as a greeting) hello!, hi!
Synonym: olá
bless you! (said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark)
Synonym: saúde

Romanian

Interjection

viva

Obsolete form of vivat.

References

viva in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbiba/ [ˈbi.β̞a]
Rhymes: -iba
Syllabification: vi‧va

Adjective

viva

feminine singular of vivo

Verb

viva

inflection of vivar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative
inflection of vivir:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Usage notes

Used as a general exclamation of honor, as in “¡Viva México!”, “¡Viva España!” Usually rendered as “long live”, though used more generally than people, as in the informal English yay, go. Cognate to French vive (and Italian and Portuguese viva), of identical usage. See the following examples

¡Viva México! ― Long live Mexico!
¡Viva España! ― Long live Spain!
¡Viva el Rey! ― Long live the King!
¡Vivan los novios! ― Long live the bride and groom / Here's to the happy couple / Health to the bride and groom!

Quotations

“¡Viva México!”, Grito de Dolores 2008

Grito de Dolores – traditional independence day cry
¡Vivan los heroes que nos dieron patria! ¡Viva!
¡Viva Hidalgo! ¡Viva!
¡Viva Morelos! ¡Viva!
¡Viva Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez! ¡Viva!
¡Viva Allende! ¡Viva!
¡Vivan Aldama y Matamoros! ¡Viva!
¡Viva nuestra independencia! ¡Viva!
¡Viva México! ¡Viva!
¡Viva México! ¡Viva!
¡Viva México! ¡Viva!

Antonyms

(long live): abajo

Xhosa

Verb

-viva^?

(transitive) to cut up

Inflection

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