vivus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) alive, living
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) native, genuine, in the natural state
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) bright, lit, burning, kindled
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) current
5. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) durable, lasting, persistent
6. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) lively, ardent

Concepts

alive

live

living

animate

lively

unextinguished

swarming

thronged

unexpired

Opposite of

dēfūnctus, mortuus, trīstis, frāctus, sēgnis, dēses

Synonyms

animalis

animans

vivum

vīvus

viva

Translations

vivant

levend

lebendig

canlı

vivo

vivo

lebend

vivo

viu

ζωντανός

vivente

animado

diri

حَيّ

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwiː.wʊs]

Etymology

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).