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evviva

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Italian

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Etymology

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Univerbation of e +‎ viva (third-person singular imperative of vivere), literally and may it live.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /evˈvi.va/[2]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iva
  • Hyphenation: ev‧vì‧va

Interjection

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evviva

  1. hurray!, hurrah!
  2. long live!
    Evviva la regina!Long live the queen!

Descendants

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  • Greek: εβίβα (evíva)

Noun

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evviva m (invariable)

  1. cheer, hurray

References

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Further reading

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  • evviva in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • evviva in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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