viviente

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin vīventem, accusative of Latin vīventem, the present active participle of vīvō (live, be alive). The same formation, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃wontm̥, is seen in Ashkun źit, Kamkata-viri ǰat, Sanskrit जीवन्त (jī́vanta), Waigali ǰit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biˈbjente/ [biˈβ̞jẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: vi‧vien‧te

Adjective

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viviente m or f (masculine and feminine plural vivientes)

  1. living
    Synonym: vivo

Derived terms

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Noun

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viviente m or f by sense (plural vivientes)

  1. living person
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Further reading

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