vive
English
Etymology
From Latin vivus. Compare French vif. See vivid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaɪv/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -aɪv
Adjective
vive (comparative more vive, superlative most vive)
- (obsolete) lively, animated; forcible
- 1890, Samuel Harvey Reynolds, Introduction The Essays of Francis Bacon
- the French King, when by a vive and forcible persuasion he moved him to a war upon Flanders
- 1890, Samuel Harvey Reynolds, Introduction The Essays of Francis Bacon
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for vive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Esperanto
Etymology
From vivi + -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvive]
- Rhymes: -ive
- Hyphenation: vi‧ve
Adverb
vive
- In a lively manner.
- 1891, Zamenhof, L. L., La batalo de l'vivo, translation of The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens:
- "Kaj tamen, Grace — fratino mi preskaŭ dirus."
"Diru ĝin!" ŝi lin vive interrompis. "Mi aŭdas ĝin kun plezuro, neniam nomu min alie."- "And yet, Grace - I'd almost say 'sister'."
"Say it!" she interrupted him in a lively way. "I'm pleased to hear it, never call me otherwise."
- "And yet, Grace - I'd almost say 'sister'."
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viv/
Audio (Paris) (file) Audio (file) - Homophone: vives
Adjective
vive f sg
- feminine singular of vif
Verb
vive
- inflection of vivre:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- first-person singular imperative
- Vive moi! ― Yay for me!
- first-person plural imperative of vivre
- Vive nous! ― Yay for us!
- second-person singular imperative of vivre
- Vive tu! ― Go (you singular)!
- second-person plural imperative of vivre
- Vive vous! ― Long live (you plural)!
- third-person singular imperative of vivre
- Vive la France! ― Long live France!
- third-person plural imperative of vivre
- Vive les femmes! ― Go women! Go girls!
Usage notes
When used as a general exclamation of honor, as in “Vive la France!” it is usually translated by “long live” in English. Cognate to Spanish (and Italian and Portuguese) viva, of identical usage. Note that in modern French "vivent" is no longer used for the third person plural imperative; e.g. Vive les vacances (Yay for vacations)
Antonyms
- à bas
Noun
vive f (plural vives)
- any of certain kind of fish, especially the sand tilefish (Malacanthus plumieri) or the Guinean weever (Trachinus armatus) From FishBase
Derived terms
- vive araignée
- vive à tête rayonnée
- vive du Cap Vert
- vive guinéenne
- vive peigne
- vive rayée
Further reading
- “vive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈβɪ/
Verb
vive
- inflection of vivir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “vivir” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Hungarian
Noun
vive
- Misspelling of víve.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvi.ve/
- Rhymes: -ive
- Hyphenation: vì‧ve
Verb
vive
- third-person singular present indicative of vivere
Adjective
vive f pl
- feminine plural of vivo
Kabuverdianu
Alternative forms
- bibu (Sotavento)
Etymology
From Portuguese vivo.
Adjective
vive
- (Barlavento) alive, living
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
- Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
Latin
Verb
vīve
- second-person singular present active imperative of vīvō
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
From French vivre (“to live”), compare Haitian Creole viv.
Verb
vive
- to live
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvive/
Verb
vive
- to live
Derived terms
- arvive
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvi.vi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvi.ve/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvi.v(ɨ)/
- Hyphenation: vi‧ve
Verb
vive
- inflection of viver:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbibe/ [ˈbi.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -ibe
- Syllabification: vi‧ve
Verb
vive
- inflection of vivar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
- inflection of vivir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative