# vi

| ⅵ | U+2175, &#8565; SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL SIX |
| ← ⅴ [U+2174] | Number Forms | ⅶ → [U+2176] |

## Translingual
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Alternative forms

* VI
* ↅ (obsolete)
* VJ, vj (nonstandard)
* VI. (ordinal number)

#### Numeral

vi
* Ⅵ, the Roman numeral six (6)

##### See also

* Previous: ⅴ (five, 5)
* Next: ⅶ (seven, 7)

### Etymology 2

From either an Abbreviation of English Vietnamese or Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

#### Symbol

vi
* (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Vietnamese.

#### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Vietnamese terms

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Symbol

vi
* (music) minor submediant triad

## English
### Alternative forms

* vi, v.i., v.i.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA or enPR then please add some!
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

vi
* (grammar) Initialism of verb intransitive or intransitive verb (often in dictionaries)

#### Related terms

* v.t., v.t., vt, vt (= verb transitive, transitive verb)

### See also

* ex vi termini
* vi-apple
* vi et armis

### Anagrams

* IV

## Äiwoo
### Adverb

vi
* down below

### References

* Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* vã

### Etymology

Cf. the corresponding ni for noi. Compare Romanian vă. Compare also Italian vi

### Pronoun

vi (unstressed/short accusative and reflexive form of voi)
* (direct object, second-person plural) you (group being addressed)

#### Related terms

* voi (stressed/long form accusative)

### Pronoun

vi
* (indirect object) (to) you (group being addressed)

#### Related terms

* vau (stressed/long form dative)

#### See also

* ni

## Breton
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *āwyom (compare Welsh wy, Cornish oy), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

### Noun

vi m
* egg

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan vi~vin, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic *wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈbi]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvi]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)
* Rhymes: -i

### Noun

vi m (plural vins)
* wine (alcoholic beverage)

#### Derived terms

* pixaví
* vi blanc
* vi escumós
* vi negre
* vi ranci
* vi rosat
* vinagre
* vinater
* viner

#### Related terms

* vinari
* vinassa
* vinícola

### References

* “vi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “vi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “vi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “vi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Corsican
### Etymology

From voi (“you”). Compare Italian vi and Romanian vi.

### Pronoun

vi
* you (plural, both direct or indirect object)

#### References

* https://infcor.adecec.net/

## Dalmatian
### Etymology

From Latin vīvus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /βi/

### Adjective

vi m (plural vei)
* alive, living

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vi/, [ʋi]
* Rhymes: -i

### Pronoun

vi (first-person plural nominative, accusative os, genitive vores, c vor, n vort, pl vore)
* we

### See also

| Number | Person | Type | Nominative | Oblique | Possessive | Possessive | Possessive |
| Number | Person | Type | Nominative | Oblique | common | neuter | plural |
| Singular | First | – | jeg | mig | min | mit | mine |
| Singular | Second | modern / informal | du | dig | din | dit | dine |
| Singular | Second | formal (uncommon) | De | Dem | Deres | Deres | Deres |
| Singular | Third | masculine (person) | han | ham | hans | hans | hans |
| Singular | Third | feminine (person) | hun | hende | hendes | hendes | hendes |
| Singular | Third | common (noun) | den | den | dens | dens | dens |
| Singular | Third | neuter (noun) | det | det | dets | dets | dets |
| Singular | Third | indefinite | man | en | ens | ens | ens |
| Singular | Third | reflexive | – | sig | sin | sit | sine |
| Plural | First | modern | vi | os | vores | vores | vores |
| Plural | First | archaic / formal | vi | os | vor | vort | vore |
| Plural | Second | – | I | jer | jeres | jeres | jeres |
| Plural | Third | – | de | dem | deres | deres | deres |
| Plural | Third | reflexive | – | sig | deres | deres | deres |

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian voi, French vous and/or Russian вы (vy), plus the i of personal pronouns.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [vi]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: vi

### Pronoun

vi (accusative vin, possessive via)
* (second-person plural and formal singular pronoun): you
    Vi batis min. ― You hit me.
* yourselves
    Vi diras al vi. ― You say to yourselves.

#### Related terms

* via
* viaj
* vian
* vin

#### See also

| | | Singular | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural | Plural |
| | | Nominative | Accusative | Possessive | Nominative | Accusative | Possessive |
| First person | First person | mi | min | mia | ni | nin | nia |
| Second person | Formal | vi | vin | via | vi | vin | via |
| Second person | Familiar$^1$ | ci | cin | cia | vi | vin | via |
| Third person | Masculine | li | lin | lia | ili iŝi$^3$ | ilin iŝin$^3$ | ilia iŝia$^3$ |
| Third person | Feminine | ŝi | ŝin | ŝia | ili iŝi$^3$ | ilin iŝin$^3$ | ilia iŝia$^3$ |
| Third person | Neuter | ĝi | ĝin | ĝia | ili iŝi$^3$ | ilin iŝin$^3$ | ilia iŝia$^3$ |
| Third person | Gender-neutral$^2$ | ri ŝli | rin ŝlin | ria ŝlia | ili iŝi$^3$ | ilin iŝin$^3$ | ilia iŝia$^3$ |
| Third person | Reflexive | si | sin | sia | si | sin | sia |
| Indefinite | Indefinite | oni | onin | onia | oni | onin | onia |
| Notes ||||||||
| $^1$ The second person familiar pronouns are archaic. $^2$ The proposed gender-neutral third-person singular pronouns ri (rin, ria) and ŝli (ŝlin, ŝlia) are not widely used. $^3$ The proposed third-person feminine plural pronoun iŝi (iŝin, iŝia) is not widely used. ||||||||

## Ewe
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /viː/

### Adjective

vi
* little
* small

### Noun

vi
* child (a son or daughter)
* descendant

## Galician
### Verb

vi
* (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of ver

## Gun
### Alternative forms

* òví

### Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-ví, cognates include Saxwe Gbe ovi, Fon ví, Adja evi, Ewe vi

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ví/

### Noun

ví (plural ví lɛ́ or ví lẹ́)
* child
    Synonyms: òví, yɔ̀kpɔ́, yọ̀pọ́

#### Derived terms

* -ví (“diminutive suffix”)
* vínyɔnú (“girl”)
* vísúnnù (“boy”)
* víyɛ̀yɛ́ (“baby”)
* víyẹ̀yẹ́ (“baby”)
* víyọnnú (“girl”)

## Ido
### Etymology

vu (“you”) +‎ -i (“-s; plural”)

### Pronoun

vi pl
* you (plural)

#### Related terms

* tu
* vu

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvi/
* Rhymes: -i
* Hyphenation: vì

### Etymology 1

See voi. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Alternative forms

* -vi (enclitic)

#### Pronoun

vi
* second-person personal plural object pronoun: you, to you
    (noi) vi amiamo ― we love you
* second-person reflexive plural: yourselves
    (voi) vi ricordate ― you remember
* (often not translated) it; about it, of it, on it

##### Usage notes

* Becomes ve when followed by a third person direct object clitic (lo, la, li, le, or ne).

##### See also

| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Reflexive | Accusative | Dative | Combined | Disjunctive | Locative | Partitive |
| Singular | first | — | io | mi, m', -mi | mi, m', -mi | mi, m', -mi | me | me | — | — |
| Singular | second | — | tu | ti, t', -ti | ti, t', -ti | ti, t', -ti | te | te | — | — |
| Singular | third | m | lui | si$^2$, s', -si | lo, l', -lo | gli, -gli | glie, se$^2$ | lui, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| Singular | third | f | lei, Lei$^1$ | si$^2$, s', -si | la, La$^1$, l', L'$^1$, -la, -La$^1$ | le$^3$, Le$^1$, -le$^3$, -Le$^1$ | glie, se$^2$ | lei, Lei$^1$, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| Plural | first | — | noi | ci, c', -ci | ci, c', -ci | ci, c', -ci | ce | noi | — | — |
| Plural | second | — | voi, Voi$^4$ | vi, Vi$^4$, v', V'$^4$, -vi, -Vi$^4$ | vi, Vi$^4$, v', V'$^4$, -vi, -Vi$^4$ | vi, Vi$^4$, v', V'$^4$, -vi, -Vi$^4$ | ve | voi, Voi$^4$ | — | — |
| Plural | third | m | loro, Loro$^1$ | si, s', -si | li, Li$^1$, -li, -Li$^1$ | gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro$^1$ | glie, se | loro, Loro$^1$, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| Plural | third | f | loro, Loro$^1$ | si, s', -si | le, Le$^1$, -le, -Le$^1$ | gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro$^1$ | glie, se | loro, Loro$^1$, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| $^1$ | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. |
| $^2$ | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. |
| $^3$ | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. |
| $^4$ | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). |

### Etymology 2

From Latin ibi.

#### Adverb

vi
* (formal) there
    Synonym: ci
* (formal) here
    Synonym: ci

##### Usage notes

* Stylistically elevated variant of ci, only used in formal contexts.

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

vi f (invariable)
* Alternative form of vu

## Japanese
### Romanization

vi
* Rōmaji transcription of ゔぃ
* Rōmaji transcription of ゐ゙
* Rōmaji transcription of ヴィ
* Rōmaji transcription of ヸ

## Latin
### Noun

vī f
* ablative singular of vīs (“force, strength”)
* dative singular of vīs (rare)

### References

* “vi”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

## Maonan
### Noun

vi
* fire

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋiː/
* Audio:(file)

#### Pronoun

vi
* we
    Hvordan kommer vi dit?How do we get there?

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

vi
* imperative of vie

### See also

| Number | Person | Type | Nominative | Oblique | Possessive | Possessive | Possessive | Possessive |
| Number | Person | Type | Nominative | Oblique | feminine | masculine | neuter | plural |
| Singular | First | – | jeg | meg | mi | min | mitt | mine |
| Singular | Second | general | du | deg | di | din | ditt | dine |
| Singular | Second | formal (rare) | De | Dem | Deres | Deres | Deres | Deres |
| Singular | Third | feminine (person) | hun | henne | hennes | hennes | hennes | hennes |
| Singular | Third | masculine (person) | han | ham / han | hans | hans | hans | hans |
| Singular | Third | feminine (noun) | den | den | dens | dens | dens | dens |
| Singular | Third | masculine (noun) | den | den | dens | dens | dens | dens |
| Singular | Third | neuter (noun) | det | det | dets | dets | dets | dets |
| Singular | Third | reflexive | – | seg | si | sin | sitt | sine |
| Plural | First | – | vi | oss | vår | vår | vårt | våre |
| Plural | Second | general | dere | dere | deres | deres | deres | deres |
| Plural | Second | formal (very rare) | De | Dem | Deres | Deres | Deres | Deres |
| Plural | Third | general | de | dem | deres | deres | deres | deres |
| Plural | Third | reflexive | – | seg | si | sin | sitt | sine |

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

Probably with influence from Swedish vi and Danish vi, from Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

#### Alternative forms

* me
* oss (dialectal, Trøndelag dialect)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋiː/

#### Pronoun

vi
* we

#### See also

$^1$Obsolete. $^2$Landsmål. $^3$Rare or literary. Italic forms unofficial today.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

vi
* imperative of via

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

vi
* Eye dialect spelling of vil.

### References

* “vi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* IV, VI, -iv

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin vīdī. Cognate with Galician vin and Spanish vi.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈvi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈvi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈvi/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈbi/
* Rhymes: -i
* Homophone: vir (Brazil)
* Hyphenation: vi

### Verb

vi
* first-person singular preterite indicative of ver
** 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 135:Não vi o tempo passar.I didn't notice the time passing.

## Romanian
### Pronoun

vi (dative form of voi; form of vă )
* to you

#### Usage notes

This word is used when vă (which is dative) is combined with the following accusatives:
* îl (the accusative of el, contracted as vi-l)
* îi (the accusative of ei, contracted as vi-i)
* le (the accusative of ele)
* se (the reflexive accusative of all third-person pronouns)

#### See also

* li
* ni

## Sassarese
### Alternative forms

* v' (apocopic)
* -vi (enclitic)

### Etymology

From Latin ibi (“there; then”), from Proto-Italic *iðei or *ifei with iambic shortening, from the pronominal stem Proto-Indo-European *éy.

### Adverb

vi
* here
    Synonym: zi
** in or at this place
** to or into this place
* there
    Synonym: zi
** in or at that place
*** 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter XVII, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 26, page 68:Ma pa no ilcandalizzalli, vai a mari, e getta l’amu: e piglia lu primu pesciu, chi n’alzarà: e abbrendili la bocca v’hai a incuntrà un iltateri: pigliannilu, e paga pal me, e pal te.But, so as to not cause them indignation, go to the sea, and cast the hook; and take the first fish that comes up; and, opening its mouth, there you will find a stater; take it, and pay for me, and for yourself.
*** 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Ulisse [Ulysses]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 51:Raramenti vi fàrani pizoni, si sò abbramiddi, pa’ zirchà ricattu.Birds seldom glide there, if they are hungry, to look for food.
** to or into that place
*** 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter XXI, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 29, page 84:Ma eddu rilpundendi, dizisi: No v’ andu. Ma poi, pintiddu, v’ andesi.But he, answering, said: "I will not go there". But afterwards, regretful, he went there.

### Pronoun

vi
* (accusative) you (plural)
** 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter IV, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 19, page 11:E li dizisi: Viniddi dareddu a me, e vi aggiu a fà pilcadori d’ omini.And he said to them: "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
** 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Puisia [Poem]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 19:[…] un’oasi prupizia pa’ pudé / cu lu pientu annittavvi da li fàuri / chi vi sò già incighendi.A propitious oasis, so I can cleanse you with my tears from the lies that are already blinding you.
* (dative) to you (plural)
    Abà vi diggu la veriddai ― I'll tell you the truth now (literally, “Now to you I tell the truth”)
** 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, translated by Giovanni Spano, L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎, London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 18, page 14:Palchì vi diggu in viriddai; finza chi passia lu zelu e la terra, no ha a vinì mancu un etti, o un puntu di la leggi finza chi tuttu si cumplia.for truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the Law, until all may come to passLiteral Standard Version translation
* it, to it
    no vi credu ― I don't believe it (literally, “Not to it I believe”)

#### Related terms

* voi
* vosthru

### References

* Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vy.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋîː/

### Pronoun

vȋ (Cyrillic spelling ви̑)
* you (nominative plural of tȋ (“you”))
* you (vocative plural of tȋ (“you”))
* (formal) you (formal singular and plural)

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vy.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋíː/

### Pronoun

vȋ
* you (masculine plural, more than two)
* (formal) you (masculine singular)

#### Derived terms

* vīkati

#### See also
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* vide (archaic, regional)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbi/ [ˈbi]
* Rhymes: -i
* Syllabification: vi

### Verb

vi
* first-person singular preterite indicative of ver

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish vīr, from Old East Norse *wīʀ (compare vér), from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /viː/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iː

#### Pronoun

vi
* we (first-person personal plural subject pronoun)
** 1981, X Models (lyrics and music), “Två av oss [Two of us]”‎:Det finns bara en av mig och det är jag. Det finns bara en av dig och det är du. Det finns bara två av oss, och det är vi.There is only one of me and that is I. There is only one of you [object] and that is you [subject]. There are only two of us, and that is us [we – subject]. [Swedish has some of the same subject/object fuzziness as English, but a standalone "Det är <pronoun>" idiomatically (through intuition rather than being taught) uses the subject form]
** 1791, Carl Michael Bellman, Fredmans sånger, N:o 21
    Så lunka vi så småningom från Bacchi buller och tumultWe'll walk away eventually from the noise and tumult of Bacchus

##### Usage notes

A standalone "That is us" is idiomatically "Det är vi" rather than "Det är oss." Compare "That is I" in (taught) English, which also uses the subject form. See the quotations above for an example.

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From Old Swedish hvi, from Old Norse hví, from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, locative of *kʷis (“who”). Cognate with Old Danish hvi, Danish hvi, Old West Norse hví, Norwegian Nynorsk kvi, Norwegian Bokmål hvi, Old Saxon hwi, hwiu, Old High German hwiu, Middle High German wiu, German wie (“how”), Old English hwȳ, hvī, Middle English why, English why, more distantly with Latin quī (“what, who, which”).

#### Alternative forms

* hvi (pre-1906 spelling)

#### Adverb

vi
* (archaic or poetic) why
** 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Matthew 9:5
    Men när Jesus sågh theras tanckar, sadhe han, Hwj tencken j ondt j idhor hierta?(pre-1906 spelling) Men när Jesus såg deras tankar, sade han, Hvi tänken I ondt i edor hjerta?And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
    Synonym: varför

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse vé, from Proto-Germanic *wīhą, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice”). Cognate with Latin victima (“offering, sacrifice”).

#### Noun

vi n
* sanctuary

##### Related terms

* viga

### References

* vi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* vi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* vi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* -iv

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English vee, the English name of the letter V/v.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /vi/ [vɪ]
** IPA: (more native-sounding) /bi/ [bɪ]
* Rhymes: -i
* Syllabification: vi

### Noun

vi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)
* the name of the Latin-script letter V/v, in the Filipino alphabet
    Synonym: (in the Abecedario) ve

#### See also

* (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [vi˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [vɪj˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [vɪj˧˧] ~ [jɪj˧˧]
* Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

(classifier cái) vi
* (anatomy, especially of sharks) Alternative form of vây (“fin”)

##### Derived terms

* trầy vi tróc vảy

### Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 微.

#### Prefix

vi
* micro-

##### Derived terms

* vi ba (微波)
* vi khí hậu (微氣候)
* vi khuẩn (微菌)
* vi lượng (微量)
* vi mô (微模)
* vi nhung mao (微絨毛)
* vi phân (微分)
* vi phẫu (微剖)
* vi sinh vật (微生物)
* vi tảo (微藻)
* vi thể (微體)
* vi tích phân (微積分)
* vi trùng (微蟲)
* vi xử lí (微處理)