vi

See also: .vi, V. I., V.I., VI, Vi, ví, v.i., vì, and vị

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SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL SIX
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Translingual

Alternative forms

Symbol

vi

  1. Ⅵ, the Roman numeral six (6)
  2. (music) minor submediant triad

See also

English

Alternative forms

Abbreviation

vi

  1. (grammar) verb intransitive or intransitive verb (often appears in dual language dictionaries)

Anagrams

Aiwoo

Adverb

vi

  1. down below

References

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *āuyom (compare Welsh wy, Cornish oy), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Noun

vi m

  1. egg

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Noun

vi m (plural vins)

  1. wine (alcoholic beverage)

Derived terms

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin vīvus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vi m (plural vei)

  1. alive, living

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i

Pronoun

vi (first-person plural nominative, accusative os, genitive vores, c vor, n vort, pl vore)

  1. we

See also

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian voi, French vous, or Russian вы (vy), plus the i of personal pronouns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vi/

Pronoun

vi (accusative vin, possessive via)

  1. (second-person plural pronoun): you
    Vi batis min.
    You hit me.
  2. yourselves
    Vi diras al vi.
    You say to yourselves.

See also

Ewe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viː/

Adjective

vi

  1. little
  2. small

Noun

vi

  1. child (a son or daughter)
  2. descendant

Ido

Etymology

vu (“you”) +‎ -i (“-s; plural”)

Pronoun

vi pl

  1. you (plural)

Italian

Etymology 1

See voi.

Pronoun

vi

  1. second-person personal plural object pronoun: you, to you
    (noi) vi amiamo ― we love you
  2. second-person reflexive plural: yourselves
    (voi) vi ricordate ― you remember
  3. (often not translated) it; about it, of it, on it
Usage notes

Becomes ve when followed by a third person direct object clitic (lo, la, li, le, or ne).

See also

Etymology 2

From Latin ibi.

Pronoun

vi

  1. (formal) there
    Synonym: ci
  2. (formal) here
    Synonym: ci
Usage notes

Stylistically elevated variant of ci, only used in formal contexts.

Japanese

Romanization

vi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ゔぃ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ヴィ

Latin

Noun

vī

  1. ablative singular of vīs
  2. dative singular of vīs (rare)

References

  • vi in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋiː/

Pronoun

vi

  1. we
    Hvordan kommer vi dit?
    How do we get there?

Etymology 2

Verb

vi

  1. imperative of vie

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Probably with influence from Swedish vi and Danish vi, from Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋiː/

Pronoun

vi

  1. we

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

vi

  1. imperative of via and vie

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

vi

  1. first-person singular (eu) preterite indicative of ver
    Eu vi um pássaro uma vez.
    I saw a bird once.
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 135:
      Não vi o tempo passar.
      I didn't notice the time passing.

Romanian

Pronoun

vi (dative form of voi; form of vă)

  1. to you

Usage notes

This word is used when vă (which is dative) is combined with the following accusatives:

  • îl (the accusative of el, contracted as vi-l)
  • îi (the accusative of ei, contracted as vi-i)
  • le (the accusative of ele)
  • se (the reflexive accusative of all third-person pronouns)

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋîː/

Pronoun

vȋ (Cyrillic spelling ви̑)

  1. you (nominative plural of tȋ (“you”))
  2. you (vocative plural of tȋ (“you”))
  3. (formal) you (formal singular and plural)

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋíː/
  • Tonal orthography: vȋ

Pronoun

ví

  1. you (masculine plural, more than two)
  2. (formal) you (masculine singular)

Declension

See also

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i

Verb

vi

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of ver.

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish vīr, from Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viː/
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  • Rhymes: -iː

Pronoun

vi

  1. we (first-person personal plural subject pronoun)
    • 1791, Carl Michael Bellman, Fredmans sånger, N:o 21
      Så lunka vi så småningom från Bacchi buller och tumult
      We'll walk away eventually from the noise and tumult of Bacchus
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish hvi, from Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, locative of *kʷis (“who”). Cognate with Old Danish hvi, Danish hvi, Old West Norse hví, Norwegian Nynorsk kvi, Norwegian Bokmål hvi, Old Saxon hwi, hwiu, Old High German hwiu, Middle High German wiu, German wie (“how”), Old English hwȳ, hvī, Middle English why, English why, Latin quī (“what, who, which”).

Adverb

vi

  1. (obsolete) why
    Synonym: varför

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice”). Cognate with Latin victima (“offering, sacrifice”).

Noun

vi

  1. sanctuary

References

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

vi

  1. (anatomy, dated) fin

Synonyms

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