Abbreviation "vi" on baptism record

[Assuntax3]

Hi everyone - first post! Woohoo!

I know about the use of "fu" vs "di" on records, but this one has me stumped. I have a baptism record from 1888. It reads:

...figlio di [FATHER NAME], del vi [GRANDFATHER NAME], nativo di [TOWN], e di [MOTHER NAME] del vi [GRANDFATHER NAME], nativo di [TOWN]

I would have expected to see "fu" if the grandfathers were deceased, or "di" if the grandfathers were alive. Could "vi" be some sort of abbreviation for a word meaning "living"? Or could it be something else? I'm sure the v is correct, but the i is a little unclear in both cases.

Thanks!

Assunta

[PippoM]

"vi" should mean "vivo" or "vivente", that is "living".

[PippoM]

Ciao Sabino,
sì, mi è capitato di trovare questa abbreviazione in vari atti.
Comunque concordo che sarà meglio vedere il documento.
We'd better see the document...Assunta, can you load it?

[Assuntax3]

Eccola! Grazie, everyone

http://s1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee4 ... co1888.jpg

[PippoM]

I definitely think it means "vivente" (living).

[Assuntax3]

Grazie Pippo!