viva

Interjection

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

Noun

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

Borrowed from Italian viva.

viva!

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

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

1. (transitive, intransitive, dated) To cheer, applaud
   • 1841, Joseph Bullar, Henry Bullar, A winter in the Azores, and a summer at the baths of the Furnas

     ...the people clapped and vivaed, groaned and hooted, as they were pleased or disappointed, until at length the intense excitement began to subside...

   • 1859, The Atlantic Monthly

     The next evening Paine went to the theatre. The state-box had been prepared for him. The house rose and vivaed as he entered.

   • 1857, George Payne R James, Leonora d'Orco

     ...did you not hear how the beasts last night were cheering and vivaing those French heretics?

viva (plural vivas)

1. A shout of applause.
   • 1855, Mayne Reid, The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico (page 89)

     When the cibolero returned to the plain, he was received with a fresh burst of vivas, and kerchiefs were waved to greet him.

Shortened from viva voce, Latin for “live voice”

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

viva (plural vivas)

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

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.
   • 1931, Henry Sanderson Furniss Sanderson, Memories of sixty years

     I was vivaed by Charles Cannan, who was then a Fellow of Trinity...

   • 1972, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

     Throughout his life, he took college responsibilities seriously, he came to All Souls whenever possible on weekends, he vivaed or interviewed candidates...

   • 2009, Gianni Paganini, Jose Raimundo Maia Neto, Renaissance Scepticisms

     My doctoral thesis was vivaed three years before the publication of the revised and expanded edition of Richard H. Popkin's work...

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.və/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.va/

viva f sg

1. feminine singular of viu

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

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

• vivi (“to live”)
• vivo (“life”)

viva

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vivir
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of vivir

viva

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vivere
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of vivere
3. third-person singular present subjunctive of vivere
4. third-person singular imperative of vivere

viva

1. Feminine singular of adjective vivo.

viva!

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

• evviva

vīva

1. nominative feminine singular of vīvus
2. nominative neuter plural of vīvus
3. accusative neuter plural of vīvus
4. vocative feminine singular of vīvus
5. nominative neuter plural of vīvus

vīvā

1. ablative feminine singular of vīvus

• viva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

viva (past vivad, active participle vivant, passive participle vivat)

1. live

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvivɐ/

viva f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective vivo.

viva

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of viver
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of viver
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of viver
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of viver

viva m (plural vivas)

1. hooray (a shout to signify victory)

viva!

1. hooray!

   Synonym: bravo

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

   Synonym: olá

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

   Synonym: saúde

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiba/, [ˈbiβa]

viva f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective vivo.

viva

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of vivir.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of vivir.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of vivir.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of vivir.

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.

• ¡Viva México! - Long live Mexico
• ¡Viva España! - Long live Spain!
• ¡Viva el Rey! - Long live the King!
• ¡Vivan los novios! - Long live the Bride and Room / Here's to the happy couple / A health to the bride and groom

“¡Viva México!”, Grito de Dolores 2008

• 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!

• (long live): abajo