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viviente

/biˈbjente/

adjective/biˈbjente/

living

Synonyms: vivo

Related: fósil viviente

Inherited from Latin vīventem, accusative of Latin vīventem, the present active participle of vīvō (“live, be alive”). The same formation, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃wontm̥, is seen in Ashkun źit, Kamkata-viri ǰat, Sanskrit जीवन्त (jī́vanta), Waigali ǰit.

noun, masculine/feminine/biˈbjente/plural: vivientes

viviente is masculine or feminine depending on context in Spanish.

living person

Inherited from Latin vīventem, accusative of Latin vīventem, the present active participle of vīvō (“live, be alive”). The same formation, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃wontm̥, is seen in Ashkun źit, Kamkata-viri ǰat, Sanskrit जीवन्त (jī́vanta), Waigali ǰit.