viva

See also: ViVa and vivá

English

Pronunciation

Interjection

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

Noun

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

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage) Borrowed from Italian viva.

Interjection

viva!

1. 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)

1. (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)

1. 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

(deprecated template usage) Shortened from viva voce, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin for “live voice”

Pronunciation

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

Noun

viva (plural vivas)

1. 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)

1. (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...

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbi.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvi.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvi.va]

Adjective

viva f sg

1. feminine singular of viu

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iva

Adjective

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

1. alive
2. (figuratively) lively
3. (music, broadcasting) live

Related terms

• vivi (“to live”)
• vivo (“life”)

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Galician

Verb

viva

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vivir
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of vivir

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Italian

Verb

viva

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vivere
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of vivere
3. third-person singular present subjunctive of vivere
4. third-person singular imperative of vivere

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective vivo.

Interjection

viva!

1. hooray!
2. long live ... !
3. three cheers for ... !

Related terms

• evviva

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) vīva

1. nominative feminine singular of vīvus
2. nominative neuter plural of vīvus
3. accusative neuter plural of vīvus
4. vocative feminine singular of vīvus
5. nominative neuter plural of vīvus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) vīvā

1. 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)

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Novial

Verb

1. live

Conjugation

    Conjugation of viva

Tense	Active
Present	me viva
Past	me vivad (did viva)
Perfect	me ha viva
Pluperfect	me had viva
Future	me sal viva
Future perfect	me sal ha viva
Present conditional	me vud viva
Perfect conditional	me vud ha viva

Note: the pronoun "me" can be replaced by any other Novial pronoun, ceteris paribus.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvivɐ/

Adjective

viva f sg

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective vivo.

Verb

viva

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Noun

viva m (plural vivas)

1. hooray (a shout to signify victory)

Interjection

viva!

1. hooray!

   Synonym: bravo

2. three cheers for ...!
3. (as a greeting) hello!, hi!

   Synonym: olá

4. bless you! (said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark)

   Synonym: saúde

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiba/ [ˈbi.β̞a]

Adjective

viva f sg

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective vivo.

Verb

viva

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of vivir.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of vivir.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of vivir.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of vivir.

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.

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 / A 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