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Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

From either an Abbreviation of English Vietnamese or Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• vi, v.i., v.i.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vi

1. (grammar) Initialism of verb intransitive or intransitive verb (often in dictionaries)

See also

Anagrams

• IV

Adverb

vi

1. down below

References

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Alternative forms

• vã

Etymology

Cf. the corresponding ni for noi. Compare Romanian vă. Compare also Italian vi

Pronoun

vi (unstressed/short accusative and reflexive form of voi)

1. (direct object, second-person plural) you (group being addressed)

Pronoun

vi

1. (indirect object) (to) you (group being addressed)

Etymology

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

Noun

vi m

1. egg

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan vi~vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvi]

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• Rhymes: -i

Noun

vi m (plural vins)

1. wine (alcoholic beverage)

References

• “vi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “vi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “vi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “vi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology

From voi (“you”). Compare Italian vi and Romanian vi.

Pronoun

vi

1. you (plural, both direct or indirect object)

Etymology

From Latin vīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βi/

Adjective

vi m (plural vei)

1. alive, living

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi/, [ʋi]
• Rhymes: -i

Pronoun

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

1. we

See also

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian voi, French vous and/or Russian вы (vy), plus the i of personal pronouns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi/

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• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: vi

Pronoun

vi (accusative vin, possessive via)

1. (second-person plural and formal singular pronoun): you

   Vi batis min. ― You hit me.

2. yourselves

   Vi diras al vi. ― You say to yourselves.

See also

More information singular, plural ...

Esperanto personal pronouns

		singular				plural
		nominative	accusative	possessive		nominative	accusative	possessive
first person		mi	min	mia		ni	nin	nia
second person	formal	vi	vin	via		vi	vin	via
	familiar1	ci	cin	cia
third person	masculine	li	lin	lia		ili iŝi3	ilin iŝin3	ilia iŝia3
	feminine	ŝi	ŝin	ŝia
	neuter	ĝi	ĝin	ĝia
	gender-neutral2	ri ŝli	rin ŝlin	ria ŝlia
	reflexive	si	sin	sia		si	sin	sia
indefinite		oni	onin	onia		oni	onin	onia

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¹ The second person familiar pronouns are archaic.

² The proposed gender-neutral third-person singular pronouns ri (rin, ria) and ŝli (ŝlin, ŝlia) are not widely used.

³ The proposed third-person feminine plural pronoun iŝi (iŝin, iŝia) is not widely used.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viː/

Adjective

vi

1. little
2. small

Noun

vi

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

Verb

vi

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Alternative forms

• òví

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-ví, cognates include Saxwe Gbe ovi, Fon ví, Adja evi, Ewe vi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ví/

Noun

ví (plural ví lɛ́ or ví lẹ́)

1. child

   Synonyms: òví, yɔ̀kpɔ́, yọ̀pọ́

Etymology

vu (“you”) +‎ -i (“-s; plural”)

Pronoun

vi pl

1. you (plural)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: vì

Etymology 1

See voi. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Etymology 2

From Latin ibi.

Etymology 3

Romanization

vi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ゔぃ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ゐ゙
3. Rōmaji transcription of ヴィ
4. Rōmaji transcription of ヸ

Noun

vī f

1. ablative singular of vīs (“force, strength”)
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

Noun

vi

1. fire

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Etymology 2

See also

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.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

References

• “vi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• IV, VI, -iv

Etymology

From Latin vīdī. Cognate with Galician vin and Spanish vi.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i
• Homophone: vir (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: vi

Verb

vi

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of ver
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 135:

     Não vi o tempo passar.

     I didn't notice the time passing.

Pronoun

vi (dative form of voi; form of vă )

1. to you

Alternative forms

• v' (apocopic)
• -vi (enclitic)

Etymology

From Latin ibi (“there; then”), from Proto-Italic *iðei or *ifei with iambic shortening, from the pronominal stem Proto-Indo-European *éy.

Adverb

vi

1. here

   Synonym: zi

   1. in or at this place
   2. to or into this place
2. there

   Synonym: zi

   1. in or at that place
      • 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter XVII, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 26, page 68:

        Ma pa no ilcandalizzalli, vai a mari, e getta l’amu: e piglia lu primu pesciu, chi n’alzarà: e abbrendili la bocca v’hai a incuntrà un iltateri: pigliannilu, e paga pal me, e pal te.

        But, so as to not cause them indignation, go to the sea, and cast the hook; and take the first fish that comes up; and, opening its mouth, there you will find a stater; take it, and pay for me, and for yourself.

      • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Ulisse [Ulysses]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 51:

        Raramenti vi fàrani pizoni,
        si sò abbramiddi, pa’ zirchà ricattu.

        Birds seldom glide there, if they are hungry, to look for food.

   2. to or into that place
      • 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter XXI, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 29, page 84:

        Ma eddu rilpundendi, dizisi: No v’ andu. Ma poi, pintiddu, v’ andesi.

        But he, answering, said: "I will not go there". But afterwards, regretful, he went there.

Pronoun

vi

1. (accusative) you (plural)
   • 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter IV, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 19, page 11:

     E li dizisi: Viniddi dareddu a me, e vi aggiu a fà pilcadori d’ omini.

     And he said to them: "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

   • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Puisia [Poem]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 19:

     […] un’oasi prupizia pa’ pudé / cu lu pientu annittavvi da li fàuri / chi vi sò già incighendi.

     A propitious oasis, so I can cleanse you with my tears from the lies that are already blinding you.

2. (dative) to you (plural)

   Abà vi diggu la veriddai ― I'll tell you the truth now (literally, “Now to you I tell the truth”)

   • 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, translated by Giovanni Spano, L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 18, page 14:

     Palchì vi diggu in viriddai; finza chi passia lu zelu e la terra, no ha a vinì mancu un etti, o un puntu di la leggi finza chi tuttu si cumplia.

     for truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the Law, until all may come to pass

     Literal Standard Version translation

3. it, to it

   no vi credu ― I don't believe it (literally, “Not to it I believe”)

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vy.

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)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋíː/

Pronoun

vȋ

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

Alternative forms

• vide (archaic, regional)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi/ [ˈbi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: vi

Verb

vi

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish hvi, from Old Norse hví, from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, locative of *kʷís (“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, more distantly with Latin quī (“what, who, which”).

Etymology 3

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

References

• vi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• -iv

Etymology

Borrowed from English vee, the English name of the letter V/v.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /vi/ [vɪ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /bi/ [bɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: vi

Noun

vi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)

1. the name of the Latin-script letter V/v, in the Filipino alphabet

   Synonym: (in the Abecedario) ve

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˧] ~ [jɪj˧˧]

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Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 微.