viv

See also: Viv, vív, and vîv

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

viv (plural vivs)

1. (slang) vivarium
   • 2002, Mark, “Vivarium Backgrounds”, in alt.pets.reptiles.lizards (Usenet):

     I recently purchased a new viv, however up until now I have not been able to find a background that is high enough for the viv. The viv is 36 inches wide and at least 20 inches high. All the backgrounds I have seen have only been 18 inches high.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Alghero) IPA^(key): /vif/

Verb

viv

1. (Alghero) first-person singular present indicative of vivir
2. (Alghero) first-person singular present indicative of viure

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse víf.

Noun

viv c (singular definite viven, not used in plural form)

1. (dated or humorous) wife, female spouse

Synonyms

• kone, hustru, ægtehustru

Haitian Creole

Etymology

French vivre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viv/

Verb

viv

1. to live

Related terms

• vivan

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian vivere, from Latin.

Verb

viv

1. to live

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą. Cognate with English wife.

Noun

viv m or n (definite singular viven or vivet, indefinite plural viv, definite plural vivene or viva)

1. (dated or humorous) wife, female spouse

References

• “viv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą. Cognate with English wife.

Noun

viv n (definite singular vivet, indefinite plural viv, definite plural viva)

1. (dated or humorous) wife, female spouse
2. (dialectal or poetic) girl, young woman

References

• “viv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą. Cognate with English wife, German Weib, Icelandic víf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːv/
• Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

viv n

1. (archaic, poetic) wife, female spouse
   • 1673, Töres döttrar i Wänge, Traditional, in 1816, Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, 3rd. vol, p. 193, Erik Gustaf Geijer, Arvid August Afzelius

     Ant'en vill J bli' Wallare-vif,
     Eller vill J mista Ert unga lif?
     
     Inte villa vi bli' Vallarevif,
     Heldre vi miste vårt unga lif.

     Either will ye be highwaymen's wives,
     Or will ye lose your young lives?
     
     We will not be highwaymen's wives
     Rather we lose our young lives.

   Synonyms: fru, hustru, (informal) fruga, (informal, offensive) kärring

Declension

Declension of viv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	viv	vivs
	definite	vivet	vivets
plural	indefinite	viv	vivs
	definite	viven	vivens