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via.

a way; a path

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvi.ɐ/Brazil/ˈvi.ɐ/Portugal/ˈbi.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. a way; a path

    feminine
  2. gauge (distance between the rails of a railway)

    feminine
  3. medium (means or channel by which an aim is achieved)

    feminine
  4. an example of a document

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese via, from Latin via, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-.

prep/ˈvi.ɐ/Brazil/ˈvi.ɐ/Portugal/ˈbi.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. via (by way of; passing through)

  2. via (by means of; using a medium)

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin viā (“by way of”).

noun/ˈvi.ɐ/Brazil/ˈvi.ɐ/Portugal/ˈbi.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. via (road built by the ancient Romans)

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin viā (“by way of”).

verb/ˈvi.ɐ/Brazil/ˈvi.ɐ/Portugal/ˈbi.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ver

    first-person · form-of · imperfect · indicative · singular · third-person
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