vireo

See also: Vireo

English

Black-whiskered vireos, Vireo altiloquus

Etymology

From translingual Vireo (genus name), from Latin vireō (“I am green”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.ɹi.oʊ/

Noun

vireo (plural vireos or vireoes)

1. Any of a number of small insectivorous passerine birds, of the genus Vireo, that have grey-green plumage.
   • 1998, Sally Roth, Attracting Birds to Your Backyard, page 257:

     The voices of male vireos are a constant in the spring woodland, providing background music to the longer, prettier songs of tanagers and thrushes. Vireos tend to sing in bursts interrupted by short or long pauses.

   • 2007, Jonathan Elphick, The Atlas of Bird Migration: Tracing the Great Journeys of the World's Birds, page 72:

     Uniquely American, the vireos are a group of some 46 foliage-gleaning forest birds with uncertain family connections. Vireo species are about equally divided between North and South America, with one, the Black-whiskered Vireo, largely restricted to the West Indies. Several vireos make long migratory journeys; all are nocturnal migrants.

   • 2012, Eloise Potter, Birds of the Carolinas, Easyread Large Edition, page 94,

     This^{[the white-eyed vireo]} is our only vireo that has two white wing bars, yellow spectacles, and yellow sides.

2. Any bird of the family Vireonidae, which includes vireos, shrike-vireos, greenlets, and peppershrikes.
   • 1950, Ernest Sheldon Booth, Birds of the West, page 282:

     Family Vireonidae
     Vireos
     The vireos are slim grayish green birds that stay high up in the trees most of the time.

Usage notes

The alternative plural form vireoes appears to be relatively rare and dated.

Derived terms

• Bell's vireo
• Hutton's vireo
• shrike-vireo (Vireolanius spp.)
• warbling vireo

 

Translations

any species of genus Vireo

• Finnish: vireo (fi)
• French: viréo (fr) m
• Russian: ви́реон m (víreon)
• Spanish: verderón (es) m

any species of family Vireonidae

Further reading

• Vireo (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vireo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vireo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Vireo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋireo/, [ˈʋire̞o̞]
• Rhymes: -ireo
• Hyphenation^(key): vi‧reo

Noun

vireo

1. vireo (bird of the genus Vireo)

Declension

Inflection of vireo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		vireo	vireot
genitive		vireon	vireoiden vireoitten
partitive		vireota	vireoita
illative		vireoon	vireoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vireo	vireot
accusative	nom.	vireo	vireot
	gen.	vireon
genitive		vireon	vireoiden vireoitten
partitive		vireota	vireoita
inessive		vireossa	vireoissa
elative		vireosta	vireoista
illative		vireoon	vireoihin
adessive		vireolla	vireoilla
ablative		vireolta	vireoilta
allative		vireolle	vireoille
essive		vireona	vireoina
translative		vireoksi	vireoiksi
abessive		vireotta	vireoitta
instructive		—	vireoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vireo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vireoni vireoni accusative nom. vireoni vireoni gen. vireoni genitive vireoni vireoideni vireoitteni partitive vireotani vireoitani inessive vireossani vireoissani elative vireostani vireoistani illative vireooni vireoihini adessive vireollani vireoillani ablative vireoltani vireoiltani allative vireolleni vireoilleni essive vireonani vireoinani translative vireokseni vireoikseni abessive vireottani vireoittani instructive — — comitative — vireoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vireosi vireosi accusative nom. vireosi vireosi gen. vireosi genitive vireosi vireoidesi vireoittesi partitive vireotasi vireoitasi inessive vireossasi vireoissasi elative vireostasi vireoistasi illative vireoosi vireoihisi adessive vireollasi vireoillasi ablative vireoltasi vireoiltasi allative vireollesi vireoillesi essive vireonasi vireoinasi translative vireoksesi vireoiksesi abessive vireottasi vireoittasi instructive — — comitative — vireoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vireomme vireomme accusative nom. vireomme vireomme gen. vireomme genitive vireomme vireoidemme vireoittemme partitive vireotamme vireoitamme inessive vireossamme vireoissamme elative vireostamme vireoistamme illative vireoomme vireoihimme adessive vireollamme vireoillamme ablative vireoltamme vireoiltamme allative vireollemme vireoillemme essive vireonamme vireoinamme translative vireoksemme vireoiksemme abessive vireottamme vireoittamme instructive — — comitative — vireoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vireonne vireonne accusative nom. vireonne vireonne gen. vireonne genitive vireonne vireoidenne vireoittenne partitive vireotanne vireoitanne inessive vireossanne vireoissanne elative vireostanne vireoistanne illative vireoonne vireoihinne adessive vireollanne vireoillanne ablative vireoltanne vireoiltanne allative vireollenne vireoillenne essive vireonanne vireoinanne translative vireoksenne vireoiksenne abessive vireottanne vireoittanne instructive — — comitative — vireoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vireonsa vireonsa accusative nom. vireonsa vireonsa gen. vireonsa genitive vireonsa vireoidensa vireoittensa partitive vireotaan vireotansa vireoitaan vireoitansa inessive vireossaan vireossansa vireoissaan vireoissansa elative vireostaan vireostansa vireoistaan vireoistansa illative vireoonsa vireoihinsa adessive vireollaan vireollansa vireoillaan vireoillansa ablative vireoltaan vireoltansa vireoiltaan vireoiltansa allative vireolleen vireollensa vireoilleen vireoillensa essive vireonaan vireonansa vireoinaan vireoinansa translative vireokseen vireoksensa vireoikseen vireoiksensa abessive vireottaan vireottansa vireoittaan vireoittansa instructive — — comitative — vireoineen vireoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• amazonianvireo
• andienpippurivireo
• andienvireo
• bahianvireo
• costaricanvireo
• cozumelinvireo
• haitinvireo
• harmaapäävireo
• harmaarintavireo
• harmaavireo
• jukataninvireo
• kanadanvireo
• keltalepinkäisvireo
• keltaperävireo
• keltarintavireo
• kultarintavireo
• kultavireo
• kuubanvireo
• lavertajavireo
• lepinkäisvireo
• lyijyvireo
• mangrovevireo
• meksikonlepinkäisvireo
• meksikonpikkuvireo
• meksikonvireo
• noronhanvireo
• oliivivireo
• oliivivyövireo
• pajuvireo
• paksunokkavireo
• pensasvireo
• pikkuvihervireo
• pilvimetsävireo
• pippurivireo
• puertoriconvireo
• punasilmävireo
• rionegronvireo
• ruostevireo
• ruskolakkivireo
• ruso-otsavireo
• sanandresinvireo
• silmälasivireo
• sinilakkivireo
• sininiskavireo
• sinipäävireo
• sitruunavireo
• tammivireo
• teksasinvireo
• tepuinvireo
• tuhkapäävireo
• valkosilmävireo
• vihervireo
• viiksivireo
• vireomuura

 

Anagrams

• viero

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯i.re.oː/, [ˈu̯ɪreoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.re.o/, [ˈviːreo]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *wizēō, from Proto-Indo-European *wiséh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to increase”). See also Old English wise (“stalk, sprout”), Old Norse visir (“sprout, bud”), Lithuanian veisti (“propagate”).

Verb

vireō (present infinitive virēre, perfect active viruī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

1. to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
2. to flourish; to be lively, vigorous

Conjugation

   Conjugation of vireō (second conjugation, no supine stem, active only)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vireō	virēs	viret	virēmus	virētis	virent
	imperfect	virēbam	virēbās	virēbat	virēbāmus	virēbātis	virēbant
	future	virēbō	virēbis	virēbit	virēbimus	virēbitis	virēbunt
	perfect	viruī	viruistī	viruit	viruimus	viruistis	viruērunt, viruēre
	pluperfect	virueram	viruerās	viruerat	viruerāmus	viruerātis	viruerant
	future perfect	viruerō	virueris	viruerit	viruerimus	virueritis	viruerint
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	viream	vireās	vireat	vireāmus	vireātis	vireant
imperfect	virērem	virērēs	virēret	virērēmus	virērētis	virērent
perfect	viruerim	viruerīs	viruerit	viruerīmus	viruerītis	viruerint
pluperfect	viruissem	viruissēs	viruisset	viruissēmus	viruissētis	viruissent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	virē	—	—	virēte	—
	future	—	virētō	virētō	—	virētōte	virentō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		virēre	viruisse	—	—	—	—
participles		virēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		virendī	virendō	virendum	virendō	—	—

Derived terms

• virectum
• viridis
• viror

Etymology 2

Noun

vireō m (genitive vireōnis); third declension

1. a bird, probably the greenfinch

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	vireō	vireōnēs
genitive	vireōnis	vireōnum
dative	vireōnī	vireōnibus
accusative	vireōnem	vireōnēs
ablative	vireōne	vireōnibus
vocative	vireō	vireōnēs

Descendants

• → English: vireo
• ⇒ Spanish: verderón

References

• “vireo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “vireo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• vireo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) bodily strength: vires corporis or merely vires
    
  • (ambiguous) to gain strength: vires colligere
    
  • (ambiguous) to lose strength: vires aliquem deficiunt
    
  • (ambiguous) as long as one's strength holds out: dum vires suppetunt
    
  • (ambiguous) to become old and feeble: vires consenescunt