vira

== English == === Etymology === From translingual Vira or New Latin vīra. === Noun === vira (rare) plural of virus === Anagrams === Ravi, Riva, Viar, riva, vair, vari == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈbi.ɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈvi.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈvi.ɾa] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈbi.ɾa] === Etymology 1 === Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *veria, from Latin verua (“railing around an altar or tomb”). ==== Noun ==== vira f (plural vires) (archaic) dart welt (strip that strengthens a seam, especially between the upper and the sole of a shoe) (Valencia) (of bacon) lean ===== Derived terms ===== virot === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vira inflection of virar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “vira”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “vira”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “vira” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish virar (“to veer”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈɾa/, [biˈɾa] Hyphenation: vi‧ra === Verb === virá to return; to come back ==== Conjugation ==== == Crimean Tatar == === Adjective === vira continuous Synonyms: toqtamadan, turmadan == Esperanto == === Etymology === From viro (“man”) + -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvira/ Rhymes: -ira Syllabification: vi‧ra === Adjective === vira (accusative singular viran, plural viraj, accusative plural virajn) male Coordinate term: ina La vira sekso ofte signiĝas per la simbolo ♂. ― The male sex is often signified by the symbol ♂. === Further reading === “vira”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “vira”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == French == === Verb === vira third-person singular past historic of virer === Anagrams === ravi, riva, vair, vrai == Galician == === Etymology 1 === Back-formation from virar (“to turn”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbiɾa̝/ ==== Noun ==== vira f (plural viras) (shoemaking) welt flounce; frill Synonym: fita ===== Related terms ===== virar === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vira first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ver === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vira inflection of virar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vira”, 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), “vira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Guinea-Bissau Creole == === Etymology === From Portuguese virar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu vira. === Verb === vira to turn == Italian == === Verb === vira inflection of virare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === riva, vari == Kabuverdianu == === Etymology === From Portuguese virar. === Verb === vira to turn == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From vir (“man”) + -a. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɪ.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈviː.ra] ==== Noun ==== vira f (genitive virae); first declension (hapax legomenon, Old Latin) a woman ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Synonyms ===== (woman, female): mulier, fēmina (wife): uxor ==== References ==== “vira”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “vira”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwiː.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈviː.ra] ==== Noun ==== vīra (New Latin) nominative plural of vīrus ==== References ==== William T. Stearn: Botanical Latin. History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary. David & Charles, third edition, 1983. Quote: "Virus: virus (s.n. II), gen. sing. viri, nom. pl. vira, gen. pl. vīrorum (to be distinguished from virorum, of men)." ==== Further reading ==== Plural form of words ending in -us on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From virar (“to turn”). ==== Noun ==== vira m (plural viras) a traditional music and dance genre of northern Portugal === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vira inflection of virar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vira first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ver === Further reading === “vira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “vira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === вира (vira) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from French virer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈra/ Rhymes: -a Hyphenation: vi‧ra === Verb === a vira (third-person singular present virează, past participle virat) 1st conjugation (intransitive) to bear, veer (change direction slightly) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “vira”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === vȅra (Ekavian) vjȅra (Ijekavian) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věra, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros. === Noun === vira f (Cyrillic spelling вира) (Chakavian, Ikavian) belief, faith; religion === Noun === vira (Cyrillic spelling вира) genitive singular of vir == Shona == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da. === Verb === -vira (infinitive kuvira) (intransitive) to boil ==== Derived terms ==== -vidza == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiɾa/ [ˈbi.ɾa] Rhymes: -iɾa Syllabification: vi‧ra === Etymology 1 === Probably from Old French vire (“dart, welt”), from Vulgar Latin *veria (“javelin, dart”), from Latin verua. ==== Noun ==== vira f (plural viras) welt (of a hoe) dart === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== vira inflection of virar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “vira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Possibly from Middle Low German wīre, Middle Low German wīren, cognate to English wire. ==== Verb ==== vira (present virar, preterite virade, supine virat, imperative vira) to wind (yarn on a roll), to roll (electronics) to wire-wrap ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === Likely named after Vira bruk. ==== Noun ==== vira c (uncountable) Vira (a card game) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “vira”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) vira in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === Ivar, riva, vari