вира

See also: віра, Віра, and Appendix:Variations of "vira"

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲirə]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic вира (vira), of uncertain origin, cognate with English wer, English wergeld.

Noun

ви́ра • (víraf inan (genitive ви́ры, nominative plural ви́ры, genitive plural вир)

  1. (historical) wergeld
    Synonym: ве́ргельд (vérgelʹd)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian vira, second-person singular imperative of virare.

Interjection

ви́ра • (víra)

  1. (slang) lift!
    Antonym: ма́йна (májna)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ви́ра • (víram inan

  1. genitive singular of вир (vir)