Translingual

Proper noun

Vira

1. (biology) A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Plantae – all viruses, considered as among the non-vascular plants, the apex of the LHT viral classification scheme, officially recognized from 1962 to 1971.

Synonyms

• Virus (the associated regnum in the standard classification)

Hyponyms

• (phylum): Deoxyvira, Ribovira - subphyla

Crimean Tatar

Adjective

vira

1. continuous

Synonyms

• turmadan, toqtamadan

Esperanto

Adjective

vira ‎(accusative singular viran, plural viraj, accusative plural virajn)

1. male

   La vira sekso ofte signiĝas per la simbolo ♂.

   The male sex is often signified by the symbol ♂.

Related terms

• viro ‎(“man”)
• ina ‎(“female”)

French

Verb

vira

1. third-person singular past historic of virer

Anagrams

• ravi, riva, vair, vrai

Galician

Verb

vira

1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of ver
2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ver
3. third-person singular present indicative of virar
4. second-person singular imperative of virar

Italian

Verb

vira

1. third-person singular present indicative of virare
2. second-person singular imperative of virare

Anagrams

• riva, vari

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.ɾɐ/

Etymology 1

From virar ‎(“to turn”).

Noun

vira m (plural viras)

1. a traditional music and dance genre of northern Portugal

Verb

vira

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of virar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of virar

Etymology 2

Verb

vira

1. first-person singular (eu) pluperfect indicative of ver
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) pluperfect indicative of ver

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ekavian): vȅra
• (Ijekavian): vjȅra

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věra, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.

Noun

vira f

1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) belief, faith; religion
   • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:

     Juditi Bog pomog kada napade na nj.

     Da joj ni trud zamanj, da stvari viru da,

     prikla ga, steć uza nj i odni glavu t(j)a.

   • 1559, Marin Držić, Hekuba:

     Da vira pogine, kojom je človik lip,

     od svete istine svijet bi ostao slip.

   • 1563, Dinko Ranjina, Pjesni razlike, #288:

     Tim pravo ni, toga da ne zri tva vira,

     za tobom ki cvili, uzdiše i umira.

   • 1584, Brne Karnarutić, Vazetje Sigeta grada:

     Za viru karstjansku protivit do smarti

     Tu silu pogansku ka nas grede tarti.

   • 1622, Ivan Gundulić, Suze sina razmetnoga:

     Ljepos, razum, ljubav, vira

     Sve je pričica i besjeda:

     Kakav si, ona ne razbira,

     Koliko imaš samo gleda;

   • 1762, Matija Antun Relković, Satir iliti divji čovik:

     a ovamo ne znaš očenaša

     niti pravo što je vira naša.

Spanish

Verb

vira

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of virar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of virar.

Swedish

Verb

vira

1. to wind (yarn on a roll), to roll
2. (electronics) to wire-wrap

Conjugation