viu

See also: víu and vi'u

Aromanian

Adjective

viu

1. Alternative form of yiu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbiw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈviw]
• Rhymes: -iw

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

Adjective

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

1. living, alive
2. (figurative) lively, vivid

Derived terms

• tanca viva

Noun

viu m (plural vius)

1. living person

   els vius i els morts ― the quick and the dead

2. quick (raw flesh)
3. (figurative) quick (sensitive part)
4. (figurative) crux, core, gist

   Synonyms: quid, nus

Etymology 2

Verb

viu

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of veure
2. inflection of viure:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “viu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Verb

viu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Megleno-Romanian

Adjective

viu

1. Alternative form of ghiu

Picard

Etymology

From Old French viel < Latin vetulus.

Adjective

viu m (feminine singular viule, masculine plural vius, feminine plural viules)

1. old

Synonyms

• viéz (rarer)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vio (obsolete)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Galician viu and Spanish vio.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviw/ [ˈviʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviw/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviw/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbiw/

• Homophone: vil (Brazil)
• Rhymes: -iw
• Hyphenation: viu

Verb

viu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Interjection

viu

1. (Brazil) 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?

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viw/

Adjective

viu m or n (feminine singular vie, plural vii)

1. alive

   Antonym: mort

   mâncat de viu ― eaten 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		viei	viilor	viilor

Derived terms

• vietate
• vioi

Related terms

• învia
• înviora
• viață
• via

See also

• trăi