viu

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• yiu

Etymology

From Latin vīvus.

Adjective

viu

1. alive

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin vīvus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iw

Adjective

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

1. living

Derived terms

• tanca viva

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

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Galician

Verb

viu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ver

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviw/
• (Brazil) Homophone: vil

Verb

viu

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) preterite indicative of ver

Interjection

viu

1. 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 ^{3 nom/acc forms}

1. live, 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		viii	viilor	viilor

Antonyms

• mort

Derived terms

• vioi
• vior

Related terms

• învia
• viață
• via

See also

• trăi