See also: Vire, viré, virè, víre, víře, and вире

English

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Etymology

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From Old French vire, from virer (to turn). Compare veer, vireton.

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Verb

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vire (third-person singular simple present vires, present participle viring, simple past and past participle vired)

  1. To transfer a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another, to make a virement.
    • 1996, Derek Glover, Sue Law, Managing Professional Development in Education:
      For example, in 1993, only 8 per cent of the survey schools said that they were likely to vire funds if problems arose during the year.
    • 2005, Prison Education Report, United Kingdom: House of Commons:
      Prison education budgets were placed in the hands of prison governors who could vire money to other areas of the prisons.
    • 2012, David Maclaren, “Changing the Civil Service”, in Managing Public Services:
      Because we cannot vire money between budgets, we buy more machines than we need, but cannot pay anyone to run them!

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Czech

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Noun

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vire

  1. vocative singular of vir

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋireˣ/, [ˈʋire̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation(key): vi‧re

Etymology 1

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vireä +‎ -e

Noun

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vire

  1. form, condition (especially emotionally and/or mentally)
    Olen hyvässä vireessä.I'm in great form. / I'm doing great. / I'm on a roll.
  2. (weaving) shed (area between upper and lower warp yarns in a loom)
    Synonym: viriö
  3. (music) tune (the state or condition of being correctly tuned)
    Nyt tämä piano on vihdoinkin vireessä.Finally this piano is in tune.
  4. (music) tuning (the overall pitch an instrument is tuned to, relative to a standard frequency)
    Ääninäytteiden vire on 442 Hz.The tuning in the sound samples is 442 Hz.
  5. (in internal locative cases) being ready to act
    hana vireessähammer cocked (in a firearm)
Declension
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Inflection of vire (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative vire vireet
genitive vireen vireiden
vireitten
partitive virettä vireitä
illative vireeseen vireisiin
vireihin
singular plural
nominative vire vireet
accusative nom. vire vireet
gen. vireen
genitive vireen vireiden
vireitten
partitive virettä vireitä
inessive vireessä vireissä
elative vireestä vireistä
illative vireeseen vireisiin
vireihin
adessive vireellä vireillä
ablative vireeltä vireiltä
allative vireelle vireille
essive vireenä vireinä
translative vireeksi vireiksi
abessive vireettä vireittä
instructive virein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vire (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vireeni vireeni
accusative nom. vireeni vireeni
gen. vireeni
genitive vireeni vireideni
vireitteni
partitive virettäni vireitäni
inessive vireessäni vireissäni
elative vireestäni vireistäni
illative vireeseeni vireisiini
vireihini
adessive vireelläni vireilläni
ablative vireeltäni vireiltäni
allative vireelleni vireilleni
essive vireenäni vireinäni
translative vireekseni vireikseni
abessive vireettäni vireittäni
instructive
comitative vireineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vireesi vireesi
accusative nom. vireesi vireesi
gen. vireesi
genitive vireesi vireidesi
vireittesi
partitive virettäsi vireitäsi
inessive vireessäsi vireissäsi
elative vireestäsi vireistäsi
illative vireeseesi vireisiisi
vireihisi
adessive vireelläsi vireilläsi
ablative vireeltäsi vireiltäsi
allative vireellesi vireillesi
essive vireenäsi vireinäsi
translative vireeksesi vireiksesi
abessive vireettäsi vireittäsi
instructive
comitative vireinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vireemme vireemme
accusative nom. vireemme vireemme
gen. vireemme
genitive vireemme vireidemme
vireittemme
partitive virettämme vireitämme
inessive vireessämme vireissämme
elative vireestämme vireistämme
illative vireeseemme vireisiimme
vireihimme
adessive vireellämme vireillämme
ablative vireeltämme vireiltämme
allative vireellemme vireillemme
essive vireenämme vireinämme
translative vireeksemme vireiksemme
abessive vireettämme vireittämme
instructive
comitative vireinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vireenne vireenne
accusative nom. vireenne vireenne
gen. vireenne
genitive vireenne vireidenne
vireittenne
partitive virettänne vireitänne
inessive vireessänne vireissänne
elative vireestänne vireistänne
illative vireeseenne vireisiinne
vireihinne
adessive vireellänne vireillänne
ablative vireeltänne vireiltänne
allative vireellenne vireillenne
essive vireenänne vireinänne
translative vireeksenne vireiksenne
abessive vireettänne vireittänne
instructive
comitative vireinenne
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Finnic *virek. Cognate with Estonian vire, Karelian vire and Votic vire.

Noun

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vire

  1. A light breeze or the small, disappearing waves on top of water produced by a breeze.
    Synonym: tuulenvire
Declension
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Inflection of vire (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative vire vireet
genitive vireen vireiden
vireitten
partitive virettä vireitä
illative vireeseen vireisiin
vireihin
singular plural
nominative vire vireet
accusative nom. vire vireet
gen. vireen
genitive vireen vireiden
vireitten
partitive virettä vireitä
inessive vireessä vireissä
elative vireestä vireistä
illative vireeseen vireisiin
vireihin
adessive vireellä vireillä
ablative vireeltä vireiltä
allative vireelle vireille
essive vireenä vireinä
translative vireeksi vireiksi
abessive vireettä vireittä
instructive virein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vire (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vireeni vireeni
accusative nom. vireeni vireeni
gen. vireeni
genitive vireeni vireideni
vireitteni
partitive virettäni vireitäni
inessive vireessäni vireissäni
elative vireestäni vireistäni
illative vireeseeni vireisiini
vireihini
adessive vireelläni vireilläni
ablative vireeltäni vireiltäni
allative vireelleni vireilleni
essive vireenäni vireinäni
translative vireekseni vireikseni
abessive vireettäni vireittäni
instructive
comitative vireineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vireesi vireesi
accusative nom. vireesi vireesi
gen. vireesi
genitive vireesi vireidesi
vireittesi
partitive virettäsi vireitäsi
inessive vireessäsi vireissäsi
elative vireestäsi vireistäsi
illative vireeseesi vireisiisi
vireihisi
adessive vireelläsi vireilläsi
ablative vireeltäsi vireiltäsi
allative vireellesi vireillesi
essive vireenäsi vireinäsi
translative vireeksesi vireiksesi
abessive vireettäsi vireittäsi
instructive
comitative vireinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vireemme vireemme
accusative nom. vireemme vireemme
gen. vireemme
genitive vireemme vireidemme
vireittemme
partitive virettämme vireitämme
inessive vireessämme vireissämme
elative vireestämme vireistämme
illative vireeseemme vireisiimme
vireihimme
adessive vireellämme vireillämme
ablative vireeltämme vireiltämme
allative vireellemme vireillemme
essive vireenämme vireinämme
translative vireeksemme vireiksemme
abessive vireettämme vireittämme
instructive
comitative vireinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vireenne vireenne
accusative nom. vireenne vireenne
gen. vireenne
genitive vireenne vireidenne
vireittenne
partitive virettänne vireitänne
inessive vireessänne vireissänne
elative vireestänne vireistänne
illative vireeseenne vireisiinne
vireihinne
adessive vireellänne vireillänne
ablative vireeltänne vireiltänne
allative vireellenne vireillenne
essive vireenänne vireinänne
translative vireeksenne vireiksenne
abessive vireettänne vireittänne
instructive
comitative vireinenne
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compounds

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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deverbal of virer

Noun

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vire f (plural vires)

  1. (Switzerland) a small ledge on the side of a mountain

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vire

  1. inflection of virer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Galician

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Verb

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vire

  1. inflection of virar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vireh. Akin to Finnish vire and dialectal Estonian vire.

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Noun

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vire

  1. rippling, trembling (of water)

Declension

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Declension of vire (type 6/lähe, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative vire virreet
genitive virreen virrein
partitive virettä virreitä
illative virreesse virreisse
inessive virrees virreis
elative virreest virreist
allative virreelle virreille
adessive virreel virreil
ablative virreelt virreilt
translative virreeks virreiks
essive virreennä, virreen virreinnä, virrein
exessive1) virreent virreint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 669

Latin

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Verb

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virē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of vireō

Middle English

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Noun

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vire

  1. an arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used with the crossbow

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Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German fīra, borrowed from Latin fēriae.

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈviːrə/, /ˈfiːrə/

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vīre f

  1. celebration

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Descendants

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  • German: Feier
  • Hunsrik: Feier
  • Luxembourgish: Feier

Portuguese

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vire

  1. inflection of virar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɾe/ [ˈbi.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -iɾe
  • Syllabification: vi‧re

Verb

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vire

  1. inflection of virar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *virek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vire

  1. light breeze
  2. ripple

Inflection

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Declension of vire (type XIV/terve, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vire virred
genitive virre virreje, virrei
partitive virette virreite, virrei
illative virrese, virre virreise
inessive virrez virreiz
elative virresse virreisse
allative virrele virreile
adessive virrelle virreille
ablative virrelte virreilte
translative virressi virreissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vire”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English fyr, from Old English fȳr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir.

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vire

  1. fire

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 75
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