vieō
Meaning
- transitiveto bend or twist, plait, weave
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Ligare · Viere · Vincire · Nectere · Obligare · Obstringere · Devincire
1. Ligare and viere denote to bind, in order to prevent things falling asunder, synonymously with copulare, like δέειν; whereas vincire and nectere mean to fetter, in order to hinder free movement, synonymously with coercere, like δεσμεύειν. 2. Ligare is the general, viere (ὀχεῖν) the technical expression for binding fast, etc. 3. Obligare means to oblige by acts of kindness; obstringere, to oblige by benefits; devincire, to rivet to one’s self by a lasting intimate connection. The obligatus feels himself bound by the conventional duties of social life; the obstrictus, by the duties of morality or religion; the devinctus, by the duties of piety. (iv. 282.)
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vieō | viēbam | viēbō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | viēs | viēbās | viēbis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | viet | viēbat | viēbit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | viēmus | viēbāmus | viēbimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | viētis | viēbātis | viēbitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | vient | viēbant | viēbunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vieam | viērem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | vieās | viērēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | vieat | viēret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | vieāmus | viērēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | vieātis | viērētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | vieant | viērent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vieor | viēbar | viēbor |
| 2nd sg. | viēris viēre | viēbāris viēbāre | viēberis viēbere |
| 3rd sg. | viētur | viēbātur | viēbitur |
| 1st pl. | viēmur | viēbāmur | viēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | viēminī | viēbāminī | viēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | vientur | viēbantur | viēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | viear | viērer |
| 2nd sg. | vieāris vieāre | viērēris viērēre |
| 3rd sg. | vieātur | viērētur |
| 1st pl. | vieāmur | viērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | vieāminī | viērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | vieantur | viērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | viē | viēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | viēte | viēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | viētō | viētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | viētō | viētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | viētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vientō | vientor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | viēre | viērī |
| perfect infinitive | viētisse viisse | viētum esse |
| future infinitive | viētūrum esse | viētum īrī |
| present participle | viēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | viētus viēta, viētā, viētae, viētam, viētārum, viētās, viētī, viētōrum, viētōs |
| future participle | viētūrus viētūra, viētūrā, viētūrae, viētūram, viētūrārum, viētūrās, viētūre, viētūrī, viētūrīs, viētūrō, viētūrōrum, viētūrōs, viētūrum | viendus vienda, viendā, viendae, viendam, viendārum, viendās, viende, viendīs, viendōrum, viendōs |
viere vincire: a quo est in Sota Ennii: Ibant malaci viere Veneriam corollam, Varr. L. L. 5, § 62 Müll. (Enn. p. 164 Vahl.); cf. Fest. p. 375 Müll.; Non. p. 189, 20: ut habeas vimina, unde viendo quid facias, ut sirpeas, vallos, crates, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 5.— Hence, vĭētus (per synæresin scanned as a dissyl., Hor. Epod. 12, 7), a, um, P. a., prop., bent together, bent up; hence, shrunken, shrivelled, withered, wrinkled (cf. viesco): aliquid vietum et caducum, Cic. Sen. 2, 5: membra, Hor. Epod. 12, 7: ficus, Col. 12, 15, 1.—Transf.: cor, Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37: senex, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 21: vestis, decayed, Lucr. 3, 385.Origins
From Proto-Italic *wieō, from Proto-Indo-European *wh₁iéye-, from *weh₁y- (“to twist, to twine”). Cognates include Sanskrit व्ययति (vyáyati), Ancient Greek ἴτυς (ítus, “felloe”), Ἶρις (Îris), Russian вить (vitʹ), English wire, garland, Albanian vithe.