English

Etymology
ME. virtu, from OF., from L. virtus, manliness, from vir, man.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�v�.tju/ or /�v�.ʧu/
enPR|(vûrʹtū) or (vûrʹcho�o�)
Last Resort Phonetics: VIR-tyoo or VIR-choo
audio|en-us-virtue.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable excellence in morals
2. countable A good habit
3. countable a good model quality
4. uncountable chastity and faithfullness
5. countable an exemplary quality
6. context|Christian|_|angelology|biblical tradition the second level of angels, ranked above angels and below archangels

Antonyms
vice (1)

Derived terms
virtuosity
virtuoso
virtuous
virtual

Translations
trans-top|excellence in morals
Cebuano: birtud
Czech: ctnost f
Danish: dyd c
Dutch: deugdzaamheid f
Finnish: hyvellisyys, siveys
French: vertu f
Greek: α�ε�ή f
Interlingua: virtute
Italian: virtù f
trans-mid
Norwegian: dyd m
Portuguese: virtude f
Swedish: dygd
Telugu: స���ణ� (suguNaM) *Turkish:itminan
Hindi: बल (Bal)
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trans-top|a good model quality
Arabic: ا��ظ��ة
Danish: dyd c
Dutch: deugd f
Finnish: hyve
French: vertu f
German: Tugend f
Interlingua: virtute
Italian: virtù f
trans-mid
Norwegian: dyd m
Portuguese: virtude f
Swedish: dygd
Telugu: స���ణ� (suguNaM)*Turkish:fazilet , erdem

Hindi: बल (bal)

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trans-top|chastity and faithfullness
Danish: dyd c
Dutch: deugdzaamheid f
Finnish: avu
French: vertu f
German: Keuschheit f
Italian: virtù f
Interlingua: virtute
trans-mid
Norwegian: dyd m
Portuguese: virtude f
Swedish: dygd
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trans-top|an exemplary quality
Danish: dyd c
Dutch: deugd f
Finnish: etu
German: Tugend f
Interlingua: virtute
Italian: merito m
trans-mid
Norwegian: dyd m
Swedish: dygd
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trans-top|in angelology
Finnish: hallitus
Interlingua: virtute
Italian: virtù f
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ttbc|Chinese: �德
ttbc|Guarani: ekoporã (t-)
ttbc|Indonesian: budi
ttbc|Korean: 미� [�德] (mideok)
ttbc|Romanian: virtute f
ttbc|Spanish: virtud f
ttbc|Tupinambá: ekokatu (t-)
ttbc|Volapük: tug

Category:Indo-European root *wī-ro-

et:virtue
fr:virtue
io:virtue
it:virtue
hu:virtue
fi:virtue
ta:virtue
vi:virtue
tr:virtue
zh:virtue

• 2007-12-04 16:34 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech gender

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