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Definitions and meaning of viva

viva

English

Pronunciation

Interjection

• enPR: vē'və, IPA^(key): /ˈviː.və/
• Rhymes: -iːvə

Noun

• enPR: vī'və, IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ.və/
• Rhymes: -aɪvə

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish viva and Italian viva.

Interjection

viva!

1. Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).

Translations

Verb

viva (third-person singular simple present vivas, present participle vivaing, simple past and past participle vivaed)

1. (ambitransitive, dated) To cheer, applaud

Noun

viva (plural vivas)

1. A shout of applause.

Etymology 2

Shortened from viva voce, Latin for “live voice”

Pronunciation

• enPR: vī'və, IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ.və/
• Rhymes: -aɪvə

Noun

viva (plural vivas)

1. An oral examination, typically for an academic qualification.

Verb

viva (third-person singular simple present vivas, present participle vivaing, simple past and past participle vivaed)

1. (transitive) To subject to an examination of this kind.

See also

• vis viva

Asturian

Adjective

viva

1. feminine singular of vivu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbi.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvi.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvi.va]

Adjective

viva f sg

1. feminine singular of viu

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviva/
• Rhymes: -iva
• Hyphenation: vi‧va

Adjective

viva (accusative singular vivan, plural vivaj, accusative plural vivajn)

1. alive
2. (figuratively) lively
3. (music, broadcasting) live

Related terms

• vivi (“to live”)
• vivo (“life”)

Galician

Verb

viva

1. inflection of vivir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. inflection of viver:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian viva.

Interjection

viva!

1. viva:
   1. hooray!
   2. long live ... !

Further reading

• “viva” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvi.va/
• Rhymes: -iva
• Hyphenation: vì‧va

Verb

viva

1. inflection of vivere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Adjective

viva

1. feminine singular of vivo

Interjection

viva

1. hooray!
2. long live ... !
3. three cheers for ... !

Related terms

• evviva

References

Latin

Pronunciation

• vīva: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwiː.wa]
• vīva: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈviː.va]
• vīvā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwiː.waː]
• vīvā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈviː.va]

Adjective

vīva

1. inflection of vīvus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

vīvā

1. ablative feminine singular of vīvus

References

• "viva", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: vi‧va

Etymology 1

Adjective

viva

1. feminine singular of vivo

Etymology 2

Verb

viva

1. inflection of viver:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative
2. inflection of vivar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Noun

viva m (plural vivas)

1. hooray (a shout to signify victory)

Interjection

viva!

1. hooray!

   Synonym: bravo

2. long live...!

3. three cheers for ...!
4. (as a greeting) hello!, hi!

   Synonym: olá

5. bless you! (said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark)

   Synonym: saúde

Romanian

Interjection

viva

1. Obsolete form of vivat.

References

• viva in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiba/ [ˈbi.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: vi‧va

Adjective

viva

1. feminine singular of vivo

Verb

viva

1. inflection of vivar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of vivir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Usage notes

Used as a general exclamation of honor, as in “¡Viva México!”, “¡Viva España!” Usually rendered as “long live”, though used more generally than people, as in the informal English yay, go. Cognate to French vive (and Italian and Portuguese viva), of identical usage. See the following examples

• ¡Viva México! ― Long live Mexico!
• ¡Viva España! ― Long live Spain!
• ¡Viva el Rey! ― Long live the King!
• ¡Viva la Vida! ― Long live the Life!
• ¡Vivan los novios! ― Long live the bride and groom / Here's to the happy couple / Health to the bride and groom!

Quotations

• Grito de Dolores – traditional independence day cry

  ¡Vivan los heroes que nos dieron patria! ¡Viva!

  ¡Viva Hidalgo! ¡Viva!

  ¡Viva Morelos! ¡Viva!

  ¡Viva Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez! ¡Viva!

  ¡Viva Allende! ¡Viva!

  ¡Vivan Aldama y Matamoros! ¡Viva!

  ¡Viva nuestra independencia! ¡Viva!

  ¡Viva México! ¡Viva!

  ¡Viva México! ¡Viva!

  ¡Viva México! ¡Viva!

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “long live”): abajo

Xhosa

Verb

-viva^?

1. (transitive) to cut up

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Source: wiktionary.org