vīvus

From 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).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯iː.u̯us/, [ˈu̯iːu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vus/, [ˈviːvus]

Adjective

vīvus (feminine vīva, neuter vīvum); first/second-declension adjective

1. alive, living [ antonyms ▲]

   Antonyms: dēfūnctus, mortuus

2. native, genuine, in the natural state
3. bright, lit, burning, kindled
4. (of the river) current
5. durable, lasting, persistent
6. lively, ardent [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: strēnuus, impiger, laetus, alacer, ācer

   Antonyms: trīstis, frāctus, sēgnis, dēses

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	vīvus	vīva	vīvum		vīvī	vīvae	vīva
Genitive	vīvī	vīvae	vīvī		vīvōrum	vīvārum	vīvōrum
Dative	vīvō		vīvō		vīvīs
Accusative	vīvum	vīvam	vīvum		vīvōs	vīvās	vīva
Ablative	vīvō	vīvā	vīvō		vīvīs
Vocative	vīve	vīva	vīvum		vīvī	vīvae	vīva