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ⅵ U+2175, ⅵ
SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL SIX
← ⅴ
[U+2174] 		Number Forms ⅶ →
[U+2176]

Translingual

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Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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Numeral

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vi

  1. Ⅵ, the Roman numeral six (6)
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Etymology 2

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From either an Abbreviation of English Vietnamese or Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

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vi

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Vietnamese.

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Etymology 3

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

Symbol

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vi

  1. (music) minor submediant triad

English

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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vi

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

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Äiwoo

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Adverb

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vi

  1. down below

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Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronoun

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

  1. (direct object, second-person plural) you (group being addressed)
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  • voi (stressed/long form accusative)

Pronoun

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vi

  1. (indirect object) (to) you (group being addressed)
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  • vau (stressed/long form dative)

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Breton

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Etymology

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

Noun

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vi m

  1. egg

Catalan

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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vi m (plural vins)

  1. wine (alcoholic beverage)

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Corsican

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Etymology

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

Pronoun

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vi

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

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Corsican personal pronouns
Nominative Dative Accusative Disjunctive
Singular 1st person eiu mi mè
2nd person tù ti tè
3rd person m ellu li u, l' ellu
3rd person f ella a, l' ella
Plural 1st person noi ci noi
2nd person voi vi voi
3rd person m elli li i, l' elli
3rd person f elle e, l' elle

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Dalmatian

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Etymology

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From Latin vīvus.

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Adjective

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vi m (plural vei)

  1. alive, living

Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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

  1. we

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Danish personal pronouns
Number Person Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
common neuter plural
Singular First – jeg mig min mit mine
Second modern / informal du dig din dit dine
formal (uncommon) De Dem Deres
Third masculine (person) han ham hans
feminine (person) hun hende hendes
common (noun) den dens
neuter (noun) det dets
indefinite man en ens
reflexive – sig sin sit sine
Plural First modern vi os vores
archaic / formal vor vort vore
Second – I jer jeres
Third – de dem deres
reflexive – sig

Esperanto

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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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.
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Ewe

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vi

  1. little
  2. small

Noun

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vi

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

Galician

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Verb

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vi

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

Gun

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 Ovi on Gun Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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ví (plural ví lɛ́ or ví lẹ́)

  1. child
    Synonyms: òví, yɔ̀kpɔ́, yọ̀pọ́

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Ido

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Etymology

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vu (“you”) +‎ -i (“-s; plural”)

Pronoun

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vi pl

  1. you (plural)
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Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

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Pronoun

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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
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  • Becomes ve when followed by a third person direct object clitic (lo, la, li, le, or ne).
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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 si2, s', -si lo, l', -lo gli, -gli glie, se2 lui, sé ci, c',
vi, v' (formal) 		ne, n'
f lei, Lei1 la, La1, l', L'1, -la, -La1 le3, Le1, -le3, -Le1 lei, Lei1, sé
Plural first — noi ci, c', -ci ce noi —
second — voi, Voi4 vi, Vi4, v', V'4, -vi, -Vi4 ve voi, Voi4
third m loro, Loro1 si, s', -si li, Li1, -li, -Li1 gli, -gli, loro (formal),
Loro1 		glie, se loro, Loro1, sé ci, c',
vi, v' (formal) 		ne, n'
f le, Le1, -le, -Le1
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 by gli, -gli in informal language.
4 Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous).

Etymology 2

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From Latin ibi.

Adverb

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vi

  1. (formal) there
    Synonym: ci
  2. (formal) here
    Synonym: ci
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  • Stylistically elevated variant of ci, only used in formal contexts.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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vi f (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of vu

Japanese

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Romanization

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vi

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

Latin

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Noun

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vī f

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

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

Maonan

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Noun

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vi

  1. fire

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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

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Pronoun

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vi

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

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Verb

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vi

  1. imperative of vie

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    Personal pronouns in Bokmål
Number Person Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
feminine masculine neuter plural
Singular First – jeg meg mi min mitt mine
Second general du deg di din ditt dine
formal (rare) De Dem Deres
Third feminine (person) hun henne hennes
masculine (person) han ham / han hans
feminine (noun) den dens
masculine (noun)
neuter (noun) det dets
reflexive – seg si sin sitt sine
Plural First – vi oss vår vårt våre
Second general dere deres
formal (very rare) De Dem Deres
Third general de dem deres
reflexive – seg si sin sitt sine

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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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.

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Pronoun

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vi

  1. we

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Norwegian Nynorsk personal pronouns
person first person second person reflexive third person
case singular singular masculine singular feminine singular neuter
nominative eg, je1 du han ho det, dat2
accusative meg deg seg han, honom2 ho, henne2 det, dat2
dative2 meg deg seg honom henne di2
genitive min din sin hans hennar, hennes1 dess3
case plural
nominative me, vi de, dokker dei
accusative oss, okk dykk, dokker seg dei, deim2
dative oss, okk dykk, dokker seg deim2
genitive vår, okkar dykkar, dokkar sin deira, deires1
1Obsolete. 2Landsmål. 3Rare or literary. Cursive forms unofficial today.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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vi

  1. imperative of via

Etymology 3

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Verb

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vi

  1. Eye dialect spelling of vil.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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

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Verb

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vi

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Romanian

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Pronoun

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vi (dative form of voi; form of vă )

  1. to you

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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)

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Sassarese

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Alternative forms

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  • v' (apocopic)
  • -vi (enclitic)

Etymology

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

Adverb

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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]‎[1], 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

Pronoun

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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]‎[3], 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]‎[4], 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”)
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References

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

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vy.

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Pronoun

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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)

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Declension of vi
singular plural
nominative tȋ vȋ
genitive tȅbe, te vȃs
dative tȅbi, ti vȁma, vam
accusative tȅbe, te vȃs
vocative ti vȋ
locative tȅbi vȁma
instrumental tȍbōm vȁma

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *vy.

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vȋ

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

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Declension of vi (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

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Slovene personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person m jaz midva mi
f or n medve, midve me
2nd person familiar
tikanje 		m ti vidva vi
f or n vedve, vidve ve
3rd person m on onadva oni
f ona onedve, onidve one
n ono onedve, onidve ona
Polite forms (not differentiated in dual and plural) singular
polite
vikanje – instead of 2nd person, binds with forms for 2rd person plural masculine 		vi, Vi
very polite
onikanje – instead of 2nd or 3rd person, binds with forms for 3rd person plural masculine (archaic) 		oni
hyper polite
onokanje – instead of 2nd person, binds with forms for 3rd person singular neuter (obsolete) 		ono
patriarchal
onkanje – instead of 2nd person, binds with forms for 3rd person singular masculine (obsolete) 		on

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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vi

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of ver

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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

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vi

  1. we (first-person personal plural subject pronoun)
    • 1981, X Models (lyrics and music), “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 är vi.
      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 of us, and that is us [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 21
      Så lunka vi så småningom från Bacchi buller och tumult
      We'll walk away eventually from the noise and tumult of Bacchus
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A 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.

Declension
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Swedish personal pronouns
Number Person Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
common neuter plural
singular first — jag mig, mej3 min mitt mina
second — du dig, dej3 din ditt dina
third masculine (person) han honom, han2, en5 hans
feminine (person) hon henne, na5 hennes
gender-neutral (person)1 hen hen, henom7 hens
common (noun) den den dess
neuter (noun) det det dess
indefinite man or en4 en ens
reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
plural first — vi oss vår, våran2 vårt, vårat2 våra
second — ni er er, eran2, ers6 ert, erat2 era
archaic I eder eder, eders6 edert edra
third — de, dom3 dem, dom3 deras
reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
1Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.
2Informal
4Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.
5Informal, somewhat dialectal
6Formal address
7Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council

Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish hvi, from Old Norse hví, 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, more distantly with Latin quī (“what, who, which”).

Alternative forms

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  • hvi (pre-1906 spelling)

Adverb

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vi

  1. (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

Etymology 3

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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”).

Noun

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vi n

  2. sanctuary
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)

  1. the name of the Latin-script letter V/v, in the Filipino alphabet
    Synonym: (in the Abecedario) ve

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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(classifier cái) vi

  1. (anatomy, especially of sharks) Alternative form of vây (“fin”)
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 微.

Prefix

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vi

  1. micro-
Derived terms
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