quivi

See also: quí vị

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin eccum ibi (literally “here [is] over there”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwi.vi/
• Rhymes: -ivi
• Hyphenation: quì‧vi

Adverb

quivi

1. (dated) over there, yonder

   Synonym: ivi

Latin

Verb

quīvī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of queō

Portuguese

quivis

quivi (Apteryx owenii)

Alternative forms

• quiuí, kiwi (unadapted)

Etymology

Borrowed from English kiwi, from Māori kiwi.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈvi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kiˈvi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kiˈvi/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kiˈbi/ [kiˈβi]

• Hyphenation: qui‧vi

Noun

quivi m (plural quivis)

1. kiwifruit
2. kiwi (bird)

Further reading

• “quivi”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “quivi”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026