vir

See also: Vir, VIR, viř, vír, Vir., -vir-, and вир

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• ver (archaic)
• vi, vi' (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch voor (“for; before”) or rather the dialectal variant veur (compare deur with Dutch door). The Afrikaans distinction between vir (“for”) and voor (“before”) may have been influenced by corresponding German für and vor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fər/, [fɨr]

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Preposition

vir

1. for

   Dit is vir jou! ― It is for you!

2. Used to indicate the addressee of a communicative act.

   Sy roep vir haar sussie. ― She is calling to her little sister.

   Amen, sê ek vir julle. ― Amen, I say to you.

   Die ou man het gesein vir die motorbestuurder. ― The old man signalled to the car driver.

3. Direct object marker.

   Die vrou moer vir die inbreker toe met 'n hamer. ― The woman then whacked the burglar with a hammer.

Derived terms

• virrie

Related terms

• voor

Baure

Noun

vir

1. wind

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from modern European languages, English virus, French virus, German Virus, which are all from Latin virus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪr]

Noun

vir m inan

1. alternative form of virus

Declension

Declension of vir (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	vir	viry
genitive	viru	virů
dative	viru	virům
accusative	vir	viry
vocative	vire	viry
locative	viru	virech
instrumental	virem	viry

Derived terms

• antivir
• virový

Further reading

• “vir”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “vir”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “vir”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiːɾ]

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese vĩir, from Latin venīre.

Verb

vir (first-person singular present veño, first-person singular preterite vin, past participle vindo)
vir (first-person singular present venho, first-person singular preterite vim, past participle vindo, reintegrationist norm)

1. to come

   Antonym: ir

2. (infinitive) to have just [with de (+ infinitive) ‘done something’]

   Veño de pechar Baiona
   cunha chave pequeniña,
   tamén teño de pechar
   o teu corazón, meniña (folk song)

   I just locked Baiona
   with a little key;
   I also ought to lock
   your heart, girl.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vir (irregular)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	vir
Personal	vir	vires	vir	virmos	virdes	viren
Gerund
	vindo
Past participle
Masculine	vindo			vindos
Feminine	vinda			vindas
Indicative
Present	veño	vés	vén	vimos	vindes, vides	veñen
Imperfect	viña	viñas	viña	viñamos	viñades	viñan
Preterite	vin	viñeches	veu	viñemos	viñestes	viñeron
Pluperfect	viñera	viñeras	viñera	viñeramos	viñerades	viñeran
Future	virei	virás	virá	viremos	viredes	virán
Conditional	viría	virías	viría	viriamos	viriades	virían
Subjunctive
Present	veña	veñas	veña	veñamos	veñades	veñan
Imperfect	viñese	viñeses	viñese	viñésemos	viñésedes	viñesen
Future	viñer	viñeres	viñer	viñermos	viñerdes	viñeren
Imperative
Affirmative		ven	veña	veñamos	vinde, vide	veñan
Negative (non)		non veñas	non veña	non veñamos	non veñades	non veñan

    Reintegrated conjugation of vir (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	vir
Personal	vir	vires	vir	virmos	virdes	virem
Gerund
	vindo
Past participle
Masculine	vindo			vindos
Feminine	vinda			vindas
Indicative
Present	venho	vés, vens	vem	vimos	vindes	venhem, vêm, vém1
Imperfect	vinha	vinhas	vinha	vínhamos	vínhades, vínheis, vínhais1	vinham
Preterite	vim	vinheste, vieste, vinheche1	véu, veio	vinhemos, viemos	vinhestes, viestes	vinhérom, vieram
Pluperfect	vinhera, viera	vinheras, vieras	vinhera, viera	vinhéramos, viéramos	vinhérades, viéreis, vinhérais1	vinheram, vieram
Future	virei	virás	virá	viremos	viredes, vireis	virám, virão
Conditional	viria	virias	viria	viríamos	viríades, viríeis, viríais1	viriam
Subjunctive
Present	venha	venhas	venha	venhamos	venhades, venhais	venham
Imperfect	vinhesse, viesse	vinhesses, viesses	vinhesse, viesse	vinhéssemos, viéssemos	vinhéssedes, viésseis	vinhessem, viessem
Future	vinher, vier	vinheres, vieres	vinher, vier	vinhermos, viermos	vinherdes, vierdes	vinherem, vierem
Imperative
Affirmative		vem	venha	venhamos	vinde	venham
Negative (nom)		nom venhas	nom venha	nom venhamos	nom venhades, nom venhais	nom venham

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• advir
• avir
• contravir
• convir
• desavir
• desconvir
• devir
• intervir
• previr
• provir
• reconvir
• sobrevir

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ver (“to see”).

Verb

vir

1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of ver

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022), “viir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN