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Translingual
Etymology 1
Minuscule variation of Latin V, from seventh century Old Latin adoption of Old Italic letter 𐌖 (V), from Ancient Greek letter Υ (Y, “Upsilon”).
Letter
v (upper case V)
- The twenty-second letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter V): Ṽṽ Ṿṿ Ʋʋ ᶌᶌ ⱱ ⱴ ᴠ Vv Ꜹꜹ Ꜻꜻ Ww Ꝡꝡ
- (select symbols) ʌ ʋ ᵥ
- (other scripts) Cyrillic в (v, “ve”), Greek υ (y, “upsilon”), Hebrew ו (w, “vav”)
- v on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Lower case form of upper case roman numeral V, from abbreviation of IIIIΛ or IIIIV (representing 5), from tally stick markings resembling \\\\⋁ or ////⋌, from the practice of designating each fifth notch with a double cut, like the corresponding Western tally mark, .
Alternative forms
- V, Ⅴ, ⅴ
Numeral
v (lower case Roman numeral, upper case V)
- cardinal number five (5).
See also
- Previous: iv (4)
- Next: vi (6)
- Roman numerals
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Symbol
v
- (physics) velocity
- (phonetics) used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent a voiced labiodental fricative (/v/).
Gallery
- Letter styles
See also
Other representations of V:
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u and respelling of Old English f between vowels and voiced consonants.
- Old English lower case f from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “feoh”), derived from Etruscan letter 𐌅 (v).
- Old English lower case u from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case v of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, “ur”), derived from Raetic letter u.
Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /v/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /viː/ (spelled vee)
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V, plural vs or v's)
- The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Noun
v (plural vs or v's)
- a shape resembling the letter v
- The impact was so strong, it bent the bar into a v.
Etymology 2
Clipping of very.
Adverb
v
- (informal) Very.
- You were acting v rude to his boyfriend on New Year's.
Etymology 3
Clipping of versus.
Preposition
v
- Abbreviation of versus.
- Synonym: vs
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /v/
Letter
v lower case (upper case V)
- The thirtieth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.be/, [u.βe]
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-third letter of the Basque alphabet, called uve and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /v/, IPA(key): /b/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ve/, IPA(key): /be/ (spelled ve); IPA(key): /veˈβaʃə/, IPA(key): /beˈβaʃə/ (spelled ve baixa)
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-second letter of the Catalan alphabet, called ve and written in the Latin script.
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v/
Preposition
v
- in (inside, for an enclosed space) (followed by the locative case)
- at (indicating time) (followed by the accusative case)
- on (indicating a day) (followed by the accusative case)
- in (indicating a year) (followed by the locative case)
- in (indicating a month) (followed by the locative case)
- in (used after certain verbs) (followed by the accusative case)
Usage notes
- The more usual form is v, while ve is used before words starting with f, v, w and certain consonant clusters
Synonyms
- ve
Further reading
- v in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- v in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eː
- (letter name): IPA(key): /veː/
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-second letter of the Dutch alphabet.
See also
- Previous letter: u
- Next letter: w
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /vo/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /v/
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called vo and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v/
Letter
v (upper case V)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Faroese alphabet, called ve and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Finnish
Pronunciation
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-second letter of the Finnish alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
Noun
v
- Abbreviation of vuosi.
- Abbreviation of -vuotias.
French
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ve/
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-second letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
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- Through searching himself thus for a name that did not diverge too much from his own, that would suit and represent the great lady and princess, he came to call her Dulcinea del Toboso, because she was a native of this village [Toboso]: a name in his opinion harmonious, rare and distinguished, and no less expressive than all the ones that he had given to his team and to himself.
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Hungarian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈv]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈveː]
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The thirty-eighth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called vé and written in the Latin script.
Declension
See also
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Further reading
- v in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /vafː/
Letter
v (upper case V)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
- (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /v/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ve/
Letter
v (upper case V)
- The twenty-second letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Italian
Noun
v m or f (invariable)
- See under V
Latin
Alternative forms
- u (post-Classical)
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /w/, /u/, /uː/
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- (sometimes with littera) The 20th letter of the Latin alphabet.
See also
- Previous letter: t
- Next letter: x
References
- v in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- v in Harry Thurston Peck, editor, Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [v]
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The thirty-first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called vē and written in the Latin script.
See also
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
- burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž
Livonian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /v/
Letter
v (upper case V)
- The thirty-seventh letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Malay
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-second letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v/
- IPA(key): /f/ (by final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent)
- Apart form the word iva, this letter occurs exclusively in borrowings.
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Ż ż, Z z
Mandarin
Romanization
v
- Nonstandard form of ü.
Usage notes
Used as a substitute for ü in pinyin-based character input systems. As a result, it occasionally appears in print as well, though this is nonstandard.
Mapudungun
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ɨ/
Letter
v (upper case V)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Mapudungun alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ch ch, D d, E e, F f, G g, I i, Ï ï, K k, L l, Ll ll, Ḻ ḻ, M m, N n, Ng ng, Ñ ñ, Ṉ ṉ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Tr tr, Ṯ ṯ, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y
There are multiple alphabets for writing Mapudungun. The letters that are not in brackets are from the unified alphabet, while the ones in brackets are from the four other alphabets.
Middle French
Etymology
Latin u, v.
Letter
v
- u (letter)
- v (letter)
Usage notes
- u and v were represented by a single character in Middle French, although scholars consider them to be separate letters both in terms of usage and in terms of pronunciation.
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʋeː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʋ/, /v/, /f/
Letter
v
- The 22nd letter of the Norwegian alphabet.
Portuguese
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-second letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called vê and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v/
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ve or vî and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (uppercase) V
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʋ/
Letter
v (Cyrillic spelling в)
- The 28th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by u and followed by z.
- Obsolete form of u.
Preposition
v (Cyrillic spelling в)
- (Kajkavian) (+ locative case) in, at
- (Kajkavian) (+ accusative case) to, into
- (Kajkavian) (+ accusative case) on, in, at, during (in expressions concerning time)
- (Kajkavian) (+ locative case) in, during (in expressions concerning time)
Synonyms
- u, vu, f
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /v/
Letter
v (upper case V)
- The thirty-second letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
Slovene
Etymology 1
Letter
v
- The twenty-third letter of the Slovene alphabet, called ve and written in the Latin script.
Alternative forms
- (uppercase) V
See also
- (Latin-script letters) čŕka; A a, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋ/
Preposition
v
- (answering question where) (with locative) in, inside, at
- (answering question where to) (with accusative) to, into
- (indicating a day) (with accusative) on, in, at, during (in expressions concerning time)
- (indicating a month or period of time) (with locative) in, during
Further reading
- “v”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU[3], portal Fran
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
- (letter name):
- (traditional) IPA(key): /ˈbe/, [ˈbe] (spelled ve)
- (common in most countries) IPA(key): /ˈube/, [ˈu.β̞e] (spelled uve)
- (common in some countries):
- IPA(key): /ˌbe ˈkoɾta/, [ˌbe ˈkoɾ.t̪a] (ve corta);
- IPA(key): /ˌbe ˈbaxa/, [ˌbe ˈβ̞a.xa] (ve baja);
- IPA(key): /ˌbe peˈkeɲa/, [ˌbe peˈke.ɲa] (ve pequeña); or
- IPA(key): /ˌbe ˈt͡ʃika/, [ˌbe ˈt͡ʃi.ka] (ve chica)
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- the twenty-third (23rd) letter of the Spanish alphabet
Usage notes
The common letter names, as well as phrases like ve de vaca are used to distinguish the letter v from the letter b. This is done because the two letters represent a single phoneme in modern Spanish, causing their traditional names be and ve both to be pronounced as /ˈbe/.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Turkish
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ve and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Zulu
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-second letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z