viu
See also: víu and vi'u
Aromanian
Adjective
viu
- alternative form of yiu
Catalan
Pronunciation
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)
Derived terms
Noun
viu m (plural vius)
- living person
- els vius i els morts ― the quick and the dead
- quick (raw flesh)
- (figurative) quick (sensitive part)
- (figurative) crux, core, gist
Etymology 2
Verb
viu
- first-person singular preterite indicative of veure
- inflection of viure:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “viu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Galician
Verb
viu
- third-person singular preterite indicative of ver
Megleno-Romanian
Adjective
viu
- alternative form of ghiu
Picard
Etymology
From Old French viel < Latin vetulus.
Adjective
viu m (feminine singular viule, masculine plural vius, feminine plural viules)
Synonyms
- viéz (rarer)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- vio (obsolete)
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈviw/ [ˈviʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈviw/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbiw/
Verb
viu
- third-person singular preterite indicative of ver
Interjection
viu
- (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)
Inflection
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 |