[ˈwiː.wʊs], [ˈviː.vus]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”) + *-wós (whence Latin -vus). Cognate with Sanskrit जीव (jīva), Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌿𐍃 (qius) and Ancient Greek βίος (bíos).
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2alive, living
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2native, genuine, in the natural state
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2bright, lit, burning, kindled
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2(fast-)flowing, running
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2durable, lasting, persistent
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2lively, ardent
Formsvīvus(canonical) · vīva(feminine) · vīvum(neuter) · vīvus(masculine, nominative, singular) · vīva(feminine, nominative, singular) · vīvum(neuter, nominative, singular) · vīvī(masculine, nominative, plural) · vīvae(feminine, nominative, plural) · vīva(neuter, nominative, plural) · vīvī(genitive, masculine, singular) · vīvae(feminine, genitive, singular) · vīvī(genitive, neuter, singular) · vīvōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · vīvārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · vīvōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · vīvō(dative, masculine, singular) · vīvae(dative, feminine, singular) · vīvō(dative, neuter, singular) · vīvīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · vīvum(accusative, masculine, singular)
Source: Wiktionary