Adjective: vif
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | vif |
| Singular f. | vive |
| Plural m. | vifs |
| Plural f. | vives |
Sample Sentences
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mort ou vif (dead or alive)
Adjectives inflected like vif
redistributif,
expressif,
combatif,
anticonvulsif,
flambant neuf,
révulsif,
improductif,
colligatif,
olfactif,
soporatif,
performatif,
sédatif,
perfectif,
projectif,
antisportif,
électropositif,
capacitif,
appréhensif,
radioactif,
incompréhensif, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French vif, from Old French vif, from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). See: Latin Adjectives '
vīvus'.
Verbs referencing "vif"
German Adjectives
vif, English Adjectives
vive, Dutch Adjectives
vief.
Translations