vira

Adjective

vira

1. continuous

Adjective

vira (accusative singular viran, plural viraj, accusative plural virajn)

1. male

   La vira sekso ofte signiĝas per la simbolo ♂.

   The male sex is often signified by the symbol ♂.

Verb

vira

1. third-person singular past historic of virer

Anagrams

• ravi, riva, vair, vrai

Verb

vira

1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of ver
2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ver
3. third-person singular present indicative of virar
4. second-person singular imperative of virar

Verb

vira

1. third-person singular present indicative of virare
2. second-person singular imperative of virare

Anagrams

• riva, vari

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.ɾɐ/

Etymology 1

From virar (“to turn”).

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• (Ekavian): vȅra
• (Ijekavian): vjȅra

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věra, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.

Noun

vira f (Cyrillic spelling вира)

1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) belief, faith; religion
   • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:

     Juditi Bog pomog kada napade na nj.

     Da joj ni trud zamanj, da stvari viru da,

     prikla ga, steć uza nj i odni glavu t(j)a.

   • 1559, Marin Držić, Hekuba:

     Da vira pogine, kojom je človik lip,

     od svete istine svijet bi ostao slip.

   • 1563, Dinko Ranjina, Pjesni razlike, #288:

     Tim pravo ni, toga da ne zri tva vira,

     za tobom ki cvili, uzdiše i umira.

   • 1584, Brne Karnarutić, Vazetje Sigeta grada:

     Za viru karstjansku protivit do smarti

     Tu silu pogansku ka nas grede tarti.

   • 1622, Ivan Gundulić, Suze sina razmetnoga:

     Ljepos, razum, ljubav, vira

     Sve je pričica i besjeda:

     Kakav si, ona ne razbira,

     Koliko imaš samo gleda;

   • 1762, Matija Antun Relković, Satir iliti divji čovik:

     a ovamo ne znaš očenaša

     niti pravo što je vira naša.

Noun

vira f (plural viras)

1. welt (of a hoe)
2. dart

Verb

vira

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of virar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of virar.

Verb

vira

1. to wind (yarn on a roll), to roll
2. (electronics) to wire-wrap