different between viv vs vivian

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

viv (plural vivs)

1. (slang) vivarium
   • 2002, "Mark", Vivarium Backgrounds (on newsgroup alt.pets.reptiles.lizards)

     I recently purchased a new viv, however up until now I have not been able to find a background that is high enough for the viv. The viv is 36 inches wide and at least 20 inches high. All the backgrounds I have seen have only been 18 inches high.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse víf.

Noun

viv c (singular definite viven, not used in plural form)

1. (dated or humorous) wife, female spouse

Synonyms

• kone, hustru, ægtehustru

Haitian Creole

Etymology

French vivre

Verb

viv

1. to live

Related terms

• vivan

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to vivere, from Latin.

Verb

viv

1. to live

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic *w?b?. Cognate with English wife.

Noun

viv m or n (definite singular viven or vivet, indefinite plural viv, definite plural vivene or viva)

1. (dated or humorous) wife, female spouse

References

• “viv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic *w?b?. Cognate with English wife.

Noun

viv n (definite singular vivet, indefinite plural viv, definite plural viva)

1. (dated or humorous) wife, female spouse

References

• “viv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic *w?b?. Cognate with English wife, German Weib, Icelandic víf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi?v/
• Rhymes: -i?v

Noun

viv n

1. (archaic, poetic) wife, female spouse
   • 1673, Töres döttrar i Wänge, Traditional, in 1816, Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, 3rd. vol, p. 193, Erik Gustaf Geijer, Arvid August Afzelius

   Synonyms: fru, hustru, (informal) fruga, (informal, offensive) kärring

Declension