Asturian

Verb

vivir

1. to live

Related terms

• vida
• vivienda
• vivu

Galician

Etymology

From the Latin vīvere ‎(“to live”), present active infinitive of vīvō.

Verb

vivir ‎(first-person singular present vivo, first-person singular preterite vivín, past participle vivido)

1. to live
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of vivir
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of vivir

Conjugation

Related terms

• vivo

Ido

Verb

vivir

1. past infinitive of vivar

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish bivir, viver, vevir, bevir^[1], from Latin vīvere ‎(“to live”), present active infinitive of vīvō, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti ‎(“to live, be alive”). Compare Ladino bivir, Portuguese viver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈβ̞iɾ/

Noun

vivir m ‎(plural vivires)

1. life; lifestyle

Derived terms

• de mal vivir

Verb

vivir ‎(first-person singular present vivo, first-person singular preterite viví, past participle vivido)

1. (intransitive) to live; to be alive
2. (intransitive) to make a living, to live (on)

   Él vive en migas, nada más. — He lives on crumbs, nothing more.

3. (intransitive) to live, reside, inhabit

   Ella vive en la casa roja. — She lives in the red house.

   La pobrecita vive con dos hermanas crueles. — The poor girl lives with two cruel sisters.

Usage notes

• Like many intransitive verbs in both Spanish and English, including English live, the verb vivir can take a cognate object; hence vivir la vida loca "to live the crazy life", which is roughly synonymous with vivir locamente "to live crazily".

Conjugation

Related terms

• vida
• vivaz
• vivencia
• viveza
• vívido
• vivienda
• viviente
• vivisección
• vivo

References

1. ↑ https://www.scribd.com/document/158436196/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-RJ-X-Corominas-Joan-pdf