vif

See also: víf

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) vīvus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).

Pronunciation

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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Homophone: vifs

Adjective

vif (feminine vive, masculine plural vifs, feminine plural vives)

1. lively, brisk
2. vivid, bright
3. keen, sharp
4. (deprecated template usage) (words) poignant, cutting, sharp
5. (deprecated template usage) (edges) sharp, jagged
6. (deprecated template usage) (medicine) acute, intense, strong
7. (deprecated template usage) (feelings, emotions) great, deep

Usage notes

• In the sense "great, deep", the adjective is placed before the noun, e.g. vif plaisir ("great pleasure"), vive tristesse ("deep sadness"). In all other senses it comes after the noun. e.g. vent vif ("keen wind"), musique vive ("lively music").

Synonyms

• violent
• vivant

Related terms

• vivement
• vivre

Noun

vif m (plural vifs)

1. living person

Derived terms

• avoir les nerfs à vif
• entrer dans le vif du sujet
• piquer au vif

External links

• “vif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Rafsi

1. Rafsi of vifne.

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Middle French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) vīvus.

Adjective

vif m (feminine singular vifve, masculine plural vifs, feminine plural vifes)

1. alive

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Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French vif, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin vīvus (“alive, living”).

Adjective

vif m

1. (Jersey) alive, quick

Derived terms

• vivement

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Old French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin vīvus (“alive, living”)

Adjective

vif m

1. alive

Declension

Declension of vif

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	vis or less commonly vifs	vive	vif
	Oblique	vif			vive	vif
Plural	Subject	vif	vives		vif
	Oblique	vis or less commonly vifs			vives	vif

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Noun

vif

1. rapidity
2. speed