via

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See also: Via, vía, viâ, and vỉa

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪə/, /ˈvi.ə/
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Etymology 1[edit]

via (2) on a printed circuit board

Borrowed from Latin via (“road”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Doublet of way. The sense in electronics is also explained as vertical interconnect access.

Noun[edit]

via (plural vias or viae)

  1. A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
  2. (electronics) A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Latin viā (“by the way (of)”), ablative singular of via (“way, road”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Alternative forms[edit]

Preposition[edit]

via

  1. By way of; passing through.
    They drove from New York to Los Angeles via Omaha.
    You can enter the building via the western gate.
  2. By (means of); using.
    I'll send you the information via e-mail.
    • 2012 December 1, “An internet of airborne things”, in The Economist‎[2], volume 405, number 8813, page 3 (Technology Quarterly):
      A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.
    • 2005, Enrico Forestieri (ed.), “Capacity Bounds For MIMO Poisson Channels With Intersymbol Interference, Appendix C”, in Optical Communication Theory and Techniques, →ISBN, page 44:
      Under the assumptions of Proposition 5 the entropies h(τ) and H(k) are related via the following equation: […]
Translations[edit]

Interjection[edit]

via

  1. (obsolete) Away! Be off!

Anagrams[edit]

Bavarian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Numeral[edit]

via

  1. four

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin via.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

via f (plural vies)

  1. lane
  2. way, path
  3. railway track
  4. channel

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Preposition[edit]

via

  1. via, by way of

Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin viā, the ablative of via (“road, way”), of uncertain origin, plausibly cognate with vehere (“to conduct”). Entered Dutch in the Latin phrase per via de (“by way of”), after the Portuguese por via de.

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

via

  1. via, through, by way of
    Synonym: langs
  2. by (means of); using (a medium).
    Synonym: per

Derived terms[edit]

  • via via (“using various intermediaries”)

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From vi +‎ -a.

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

via (accusative singular vian, plural viaj, accusative plural viajn)

  1. (possessive) your, yours

See also[edit]

Fijian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Central Pacific *via, from Proto-Oceanic *piʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biʀaq (compare Malay birah), from Proto-Austronesian *biʀaq.

Noun[edit]

via

  1. alocasia

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin viā, the ablative of via (“road, way”).

Adverb[edit]

via

  1. via
    Synonym: kautta

Anagrams[edit]

Franco-Provençal[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin vīta.

Noun[edit]

via f (plural vies)

  1. life

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin viā, the ablative of via (“road, way”), of uncertain origin, plausibly cognate with vehō (“convey”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

via

  1. via, through, by way of.

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin via.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

via f (plural vie)

  1. road, street, path
    Synonym: strada
  2. way, route
  3. means (to an end)
  4. tract (in the body)
  5. start (of a race)

Derived terms[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

via

  1. away
  2. out

Preposition[edit]

via da

  1. away from

References[edit]

  • via1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • via2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

Kamkata-viri[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nuristani *wyad- (whence Waigali ve), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwyadʰ- (“to hit, pierce, strike”) (whence Sanskrit व्यध् (√vyadh, “to hit, pierce, strike”), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬜‎ (vīδ, “wounding”)).

Verb[edit]

via (Kamviri)

  1. to hit, strike

Latin[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

via f (genitive viae); first declension

  1. road, street, path
  2. highway
    Antonym: sēmita
  3. way, method, manner, mode
  4. the right way
  5. (figuratively) journey, course, route
    Synonym: iter
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.30.19:
      viam aquilae in caelō viam colubrī super petram viam nāvis in mediō marī et viam virī in adulēscentulā
      The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man in youth. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative via viae
Genitive viae viārum
Dative viae viīs
Accusative viam viās
Ablative viā viīs
Vocative via viae

Synonyms[edit]

Hyponyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Descendants
  • → Albanian: vijë
  • Catalan: via
  • → Dutch: via
  • → English: via
  • Franco-Provençal: voué
  • French: voie, via
  • Galician: vía
  • Istriot: veîa
  • Italian: via
  • Piedmontese: via
  • Portuguese: via
  • Romanian: via
  • Romansch: via, veia
  • Sicilian: via
  • Spanish: vía
  • → Swedish: via

References[edit]

  • via in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • via in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • via in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • via in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the country-house stands near the road: villa tangit viam
    • the road is the same length: tantundem viae est
    • to pave a road: viam sternere (silice, saxo)
    • to make a gravel path: substruere viam glarea (Liv. 41. 27)
    • a street, a made road: via strata
    • a well-trodden, much-frequented way: via trita
    • to make a road: viam munire
    • to open a route: viam patefacere, aperire
    • to cut one's way (through the enemies' ranks): ferro viam facere (per confertos hostes)
    • to obstruct a road; to close a route: viam intercludere
    • a road leads somewhere: via fert, ducit aliquo
    • to set out on a journey: in viam se dare
    • to set out on a journey: viae se committere
    • to enter upon a route; to take a road: viam ingredi, inire (also metaphorically)
    • to turn aside from the right way; to deviate: de via declinare, deflectere (also metaphorically)
    • make way for any one: (de via) decedere alicui
    • to set out by the Appian road: Appia via proficisci
    • to direct a person who has lost his way: erranti viam monstrare
    • to continue one's journey, pursue one's course: viam persequi (also metaphorically)
    • to accomplish a long journey: longam viam conficere
    • weary with travelling; way-worn: fessus de via
    • in a straight line: recta (regione, via); in directum
    • to bring a person back to the right way: in viam reducere aliquem
    • to return to the right way: in viam redire
    • to enter upon a career: viam vitae ingredi (Flacc. 42. 105)
    • to give a scientific explanation of a thing: artificio et via tradere aliquid
    • to proceed, carry on a discussion logically: ratione et via, via et ratione progredi, disputare (Or. 33. 116)
    • to walk in the ways of virtue: viam virtutis ingredi (Off. 1. 32. 118)
    • to receive tenders for the construction of temples, highroads: locare aedes, vias faciendas (Phil. 9. 7. 16)
  • via in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Edward A. Roberts, Bárbara Pastor, Diccionario etimológico indoeuropeo de la lengua española, Alianza Editorial 2009, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin via

Preposition[edit]

via

  1. via

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

via

  1. inflection of vie:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin via.

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

via

  1. via

Etymology 2[edit]

From earlier form vigja, from Old Norse vígja, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

via (present tense vier, past tense vigde, supine vigd or vigt, past participle vigd, present participle viande, imperative vi)

  1. (transitive) to dedicate, commit
  2. (transitive) to consecrate, to hallow
  3. (transitive) to wed
Derived terms[edit]
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References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvi.ɐ/, [ˈvi.ɐ]

  • Hyphenation: vi‧a

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Portuguese via, from Latin via (“road”), which see for details.

Noun[edit]

via f (plural vias)

  1. a way; a path
    Synonym: caminho
  2. (rail transport) gauge (distance between the rails of a railway)
    Synonym: bitola
  3. medium (means or channel by which an aim is achieved)
    Synonyms: meio, veículo
  4. an example of a document
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowing from Latin viā (“by way of”).

Preposition[edit]

via

  1. via (by way of; passing through)
  2. via (by means of; using a medium)

Noun[edit]

via f (plural vias)

  1. (historical) via (road built by the ancient Romans)

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

via

  1. first-person singular (eu) imperfect indicative of ver
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) imperfect indicative of ver

Romanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French and Latin via.

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

via (+accusative)

  1. via, by

Etymology 2[edit]

From an older form vie, from Latin vīvere, present active infinitive of vīvō, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (“to live, be alive”).

Alternative forms[edit]

  • vie (regional, archaic)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

a via (third-person singular present viază, past participle viat) 1st conj.

  1. (rare) to have life; to live, exist
  2. (of intangibles, such as emotions and beliefs) to endure
Conjugation[edit]
    conjugation of via (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a via
gerund viind
past participle viat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present viez viezi viază viem viați viază
imperfect viam viai via viam viați viau
simple perfect viai viași vie viarăm viarăți viară
pluperfect viasem viaseși viase viaserăm viaserăți viaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să viez să viezi să vieze să viem să viați să vieze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative viază viați
negative nu via nu viați
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Form of the adjective viu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

via

  1. definite feminine singular nominative/accusative of viu (“live, alive”)

Etymology 4[edit]

Form of the noun vie.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

via

  1. definite singular nominative/accusative of vie (“the vineyard”)

Romansch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) veia

Etymology[edit]

From Latin via.

Noun[edit]

via f (plural vias)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) road, street; way

Synonyms[edit]

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan: road, street) strada

Swedish[edit]

Preposition[edit]

via

  1. via, over, by, through

Anagrams[edit]

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