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Vira
Vira
Translingual
Proper noun
Vira
- (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
vira
vira
Esperanto
Adjective
vira (accusative singular viran, plural viraj, accusative plural virajn)
Related terms
Galician
Verb
vira
- first-person singular pluperfect indicative of ver
- third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ver
- third-person singular present indicative of virar
- second-person singular imperative of virar
Italian
Verb
vira
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From virar (“to turn”).
Noun
vira m (plural viras)
- a traditional music and dance genre of northern Portugal
Verb
vira
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of virar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of virar
Etymology 2
Verb
vira
- first-person singular (eu) pluperfect indicative of ver
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) pluperfect indicative of ver
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *věra, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.
Noun
vira f
- (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.
- 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita: