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vis.

screw (metal fastener)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/vis/

  1. screw (metal fastener)

    feminine · invariable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French vis, from Latin vītis (“vine”).

verb/vi/

  1. inflection of vivre: first/second-person singular present indicative

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular

  2. inflection of vivre: second-person singular present imperative

    form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/vi/

  1. first/second-person singular past historic of voir

    first-person · form-of · historic · past · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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