vivre

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Bourguignon

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Etymology 1

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From Old French vouivre, Latin vipera.

Noun

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vivre m (plural vivres)

  1. a mythical creature similar to a wyvern living in different parts of Burgundy (especially in Tonnerre)
  2. any type of snake
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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From Old French vivre, from Latin vivere, present active infinitive of vivo.

Verb

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vivre

  1. to live
    joie de vivre
    joy of living
Conjugation
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Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin vīvere.

Verb

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vivre (ORB, broad)

  1. to live
    Antonym: morir

Conjugation

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References

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  • vivre in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • vivre in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French vivre, from Old French vivre, from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (to live, be alive). Forms in véc- originate from Latin irregular perfect stem vīx- (vīxī, vīxistī, ...) undergoing metathesis and shortening to *vĭsc-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vivʁ/
  • Rhymes: -ivʁ
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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vivre

  1. to live
    Antonym: mourir
    vivre comme un roilive like a king
  2. to experience

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French vivre, from Latin vīvere, present active infinitive of vīvō.

Verb

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vivre

  1. to live

Descendants

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  • French: vivre

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French vivre, from Latin vīvō, vīvere, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (to live, be alive).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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vivre

  1. (Jersey) to live
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 542:
      I' vit d'amour et de belles chànsons—coum' les alouettes de roques.
      He lives on love and fine songs—as larks do on stones.

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin vīvere, present active infinitive of vīvō.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈvivɾə/

Verb

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vivre

  1. to live

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Antonyms

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Descendants

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