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Ⅵ , theRoman numeral six (6 )From either anAbbreviation ofEnglish Vi etnameseVietnamese TiếngVi ệt
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( international standards ) ISO 639-1 language code forVietnamese . (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
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( music ) minor submediant triad This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with theIPA orenPR then please add some!
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( grammar ) Initialism ofverb intransitive orintransitive verb (often in dictionaries)vi
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vi (unstressed/shortaccusative andreflexive form of voi
( direct object, second-person plural ) you (group being addressed)voi stressed/long form accusative )vi
( indirect object ) you (group being addressed)vau stressed/long form dative )FromProto-Celtic *āwyom Welsh wy Cornish oy Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm ( “ egg ” ) .
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egg Inherited fromOld Catalan vi vin Latin vīnum Proto-Italic *wīnom Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom
vi m plural vins
wine ( alcoholic beverage ) Fromvoi ( “ you ” ) . CompareItalian vi Romanian vi
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you ( plural, both direct or indirect object ) FromLatin vīvus
vi m plural vei
alive ,living FromOld Norse vér Proto-Germanic *wīz Proto-Indo-European *wéy *éǵh₂
vi (first-person plural nominative ,accusative os genitive vores c vor n vort pl vore
we Borrowed fromItalian voi French vous Russian вы ( vy ) , plus thei of personal pronouns.
vi (accusative vin possessive via
(second-person plural and formal singular pronoun ):you Vi batis min.You hit me. yourselves Vi diras alvi . ―You say toyourselves . vi
little small vi
child ( a son or daughter ) descendant vi
( reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative ofver FromProto-Gbe *-ví Saxwe Gbe ovi Fon ví Adja evi Ewe vi
ví (plural ví lɛ́ or ví lẹ́
child Synonyms: òví yɔ̀kpɔ́ yọ̀pọ́ vu ( “ you ” ) +-i ( “ -s; plural ” )
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you ( plural ) Seevoi (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
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second-person personal plural object pronoun: you , to you(noi)vi amiamo ―we loveyou second-person reflexive plural: yourselves (voi)vi ricordate ―you remember ( often not translated ) it ; about it, of it, on itBecomesve lo la li le ne Italian personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative Reflexive Accusative Dative Combined Disjunctive Locative Partitive Singular first — io mi m' -mi me me — second — tu ti t' -ti te te third m lui si 2 s' -si lo l' -lo gli -gli glie se 2 lui sé ci c' vi v' ( formal ) ne n' f lei Lei 1 la La 1 l' L' 1 -la -La 1 le 3 Le 1 -le 3 -Le 1 lei Lei 1 sé Plural first — noi ci c' -ci ce noi — second — voi Voi 4 vi Vi 4 v' V' 4 -vi -Vi 4 ve voi Voi 4 third m loro Loro 1 si s' -si li Li 1 -li -Li 1 gli -gli loro ( formal ) ,Loro 1 glie se loro Loro 1 sé ci c' vi v' ( formal ) ne n' f le Le 1 -le -Le 1 1 Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. 2 Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. 3 Often replaced bygli -gli 4 Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with Frenchvous
FromLatin ibi
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( formal ) there Synonym: ci ( formal ) here Synonym: ci Stylistically elevated variant ofci vi f invariable
Alternative form ofvu vi
Rōmaji transcription ofゔぃ Rōmaji transcription ofゐ゙ Rōmaji transcription ofヴィ Rōmaji transcription ofヸ vī f
ablative singular ofvīs ( “ force, strength ” ) dative singular ofvīs “vi William Smith et al., editor (1890 ),A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities , London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin vi
fire (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
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we Hvordan kommervi dit? How dowe get there? vi
imperative ofvie Probably with influence fromSwedish vi Danish vi Old Norse vér Proto-Germanic *wīz Proto-Indo-European *wéy *éǵh₂
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we Norwegian Nynorsk personal pronouns first person second person reflexive third person masculine feminine neuter singular nominative eg je 1 du — han ho det dat 2 accusative meg deg seg han honom 2 ho henne 2 det dat 2 dative 2 meg deg seg honom henne di 2 genitive min din sin hans hennar hennes 1 dess 3 plural nominative me vi de dokker — dei accusative oss okk dykk dokker seg dei deim 2 dative oss okk dykk dokker seg deim 2 genitive vår okkar dykkar dokkar sin deira deires 1
1 Obsolete.2 Landsmål.3 Rare or literary. Italic forms unofficial today.
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imperative ofvia vi
Eye dialect spelling ofvil “vi” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .FromLatin vīdī Galician vin Spanish vi
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first-person singular preterite indicative ofver vi dative form ofvoi vă )
toyou This word is used whenvă (which is dative) is combined with the following accusatives:
îl the accusative ofel , contracted asvi-l )îi the accusative ofei , contracted asvi-i )le the accusative ofele )se the reflexive accusative of all third-person pronouns )v' ( apocopic ) -vi ( enclitic ) FromLatin ibi ( “ there; then ” ) , fromProto-Italic *iðei *ifei Proto-Indo-European *éy
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here Synonym: zi in or at this place to or into this place there Synonym: zi in or at that place1866 1770s ],Antonio Martini , chapterXVII , inGiovanni Spano , transl.,L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew [1] Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo page68 :Ma pa no ilcandalizzalli, vai a mari, e getta l’amu: e piglia lu primu pesciu, chi n’alzarà: e abbrendili la boccav’ 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 astater ; take it, and pay for me, and for yourself. 1989 Ulysses ]”, inLa poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others 51 :Raramentivi fàrani pizoni, Birds seldom glidethere , if they are hungry, to look for food. to or into that place1866 1770s ],Antonio Martini , chapterXXI , inGiovanni Spano , transl.,L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew [2] Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo page84 :Ma eddu rilpundendi, dizisi: Nov’ andu. Ma poi, pintiddu,v’ andesi. But he, answering, said: "I will not gothere ". But afterwards, regretful, he wentthere . vi
( accusative ) you ( plural ) 1866 1770s ],Antonio Martini , chapterIV , inGiovanni Spano , transl.,L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew [3] Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo page11 :E li dizisi: Viniddi dareddu a me, evi aggiu a fà pilcadori d’ omini. And he said to them: "Come after me, and I will makeyou fishers of men. 1989 Poem ]”, inLa poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others 19 :[ …] vi sò già incighendi.A propitious oasis, so I can cleanse you with my tears from the lies that are already blindingyou . ( dative ) you ( plural ) Abàvi diggu la veriddai ―I'll tell you the truth now (literally, “Nowto you I tell the truth ”)1866 1770s ],Antonio Martini , translated byGiovanni Spano ,L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew [4] Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo page14 :Palchìvi 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 sayto 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 it it novi credu ―I don't believeit (literally, “Notto it I believe ”)Rubattu, Antoninu (2006 )Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna , 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes Inherited fromProto-Slavic *vy
vȋ (Cyrillic spelling ви̑
you (nominative plural oftȋ ( “ you ” ) you (vocative plural oftȋ ( “ you ” ) ( formal ) you (formal singular and plural)FromProto-Slavic *vy
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you (masculine plural, more than two)( formal ) you (masculine singular)Declension ofvi (irregular, suppletive) singular 1st person 2nd person reflexive nominative jàz tí — accusative méne me tébe te sébe se genitive méne me tébe te sébe se dative méni mi tébi ti sébi si locative méni tébi sébi instrumental menój máno tebój tábo sebój sábo possessive mój tvój svój dual 1st person 2nd person reflexive nominative mídva m médve mídve f or n vídva m védve vídve f or n — accusative náju váju sébe se genitive náju váju sébe se dative náma váma sébi si locative náju váju sébi instrumental náma váma sebój sábo possessive nájin vájin svój plural 1st person 2nd person reflexive nominative mí m mé f or n ví m vé f or n — accusative nàs vàs sébe se genitive nàs vàs sébe se dative nàm vàm sébi si locative nàs vàs sébi instrumental nàmi vàmi sebój sábo possessive nàš vàš svój
IPA (key ) : /ˈbi/ [ˈbi] Rhymes:-i Syllabification:vi vi
first-person singular preterite indicative ofver FromOld Swedish vīr Old East Norse *wīʀ vér Proto-Germanic *wīz Proto-Indo-European *wéy *éǵh₂
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we (first-person personal plural subject pronoun )1981 X Models , “Två av oss [Two of us ]”[5] Det finns bara en av mig och det är jag. Det finns bara en av dig och det är du. Det finns bara två av oss, och det ärvi . There is only one of me and that is I. There is only one of you [object] and that is you [subject]. There are only two ofus , and that isus [we – subject]. [Swedish has some of the same subject/object fuzziness as English, but a standalone "Det är <pronoun>" idiomatically (through intuition rather than being taught) uses the subject form] 1791 ,Carl Michael Bellman ,Fredmans sånger , N:o 21Så lunkavi så småningom från Bacchi buller och tumult We' ll walk away eventually from the noise and tumult of BacchusA standalone "That is us" is idiomatically "Det är vi" rather than "Det är oss." Compare "That is I" in (taught) English, which also uses the subject form. See the quotations above for an example.
Swedish personal pronouns Number Person nominative oblique possessive common neuter plural singular first — jag mig mej 3 min mitt mina second — du dig dej 3 din ditt dina third masculine (person)han honom han 2 ,en 5 hans feminine (person)hon henne na 5 hennes gender-neutral (person)1 hen hen henom 7 hens common (noun)den den dess neuter (noun)det det dess indefinite man or en 4 en ens reflexive — sig sej 3 sin sitt sina plural first — vi oss vår våran 2 vårt vårat 2 våra second — ni er er eran 2 ,ers 6 ert erat 2 era archaic I eder eder eders 6 edert edra third — de dom 3 dem dom 3 deras reflexive — sig sej 3 sin sitt sina
1 Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.
2 Informal
4 Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative toman , to avoid association to the male gender.
5 Informal, somewhat dialectal
6 Formal address
FromOld Swedish hvi Old Norse hví Proto-Germanic *hwī ( “ by what, how ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *kʷey *kʷis ( “ who ” ) . Cognate withOld 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 ” ) .
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( archaic or poetic ) why 1541 ,Gustav Vasa Bible Matthew 9:5 Men när Jesus sågh theras tanckar, sadhe han,Hwj tencken j ondt j idhor hierta? (pre-1906 spelling) Men när Jesus såg deras tankar, sade han,Hvi tänken I ondt i edor hjerta? And Jesus knowing their thoughts said,Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? Synonym: varför FromOld Norse vé Proto-Germanic *wīhą Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ( “ to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice ” ) . Cognate withLatin victima ( “ offering, sacrifice ” ) .
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sanctuary Borrowed fromEnglish vee V v
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the name of theLatin-script letterV v Filipino alphabet Synonym: ( in the Abecedario ) ve ( Latin-script letter names ) titik ey bi si di i ef dyi eyts ay dyey key el em en enye en dyi o pi kyu ar es ti yu vi dobolyu eks way zi (classifier cái vi
( anatomy , especially of sharks) Alternative form ofvây ( “ fin ” ) Sino-Vietnamese word from微
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