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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
- (IPA) a voiced labiodental fricative.
- (superscript ⟨ᵛ⟩) [v]-fricated release of a plosive, sometimes implying an affricate; [v]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [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)
- Rhymes: -iː
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 versus.
Preposition
v
- (UK and Commonwealth except Canada, Ireland) Abbreviation of versus.
- Synonyms: v., vs.
- England v Scotland
Usage notes
- In legal contexts, usage is typically restricted to case citations, and the pronunciation may be as versus, vee, against, or and, depending on the region and nature of the case.
Etymology 3
Clipping of very.
Adverb
v
- (informal, text messaging) Clipping of very.
- You were acting v rude to his boyfriend on New Year's.
Etymology 4
Abbreviations.
v
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of of.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of very.
- (stenoscript) the suffix or final syllable -tive or -ive
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): /ube/, [u.β̞e̞]
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
Alternative forms
- ve
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech v, ve, from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v/
Preposition
v
- in (inside, for an enclosed space) [+locative]
- On je v divadle. ― He is in the theater.
- at (indicating time) [+accusative]
- v šest hodin ― at six o'clock
- on (indicating a day) [+accusative]
- v pátek ― on Friday
- in (indicating a year) [+locative]
- v roce 2007 ― in the year 2007
- in (indicating a month) [+locative]
- v lednu ― in January
- in (used after certain verbs) [+accusative]
- věřit v Boha ― to believe in God
Usage notes
- The more usual form is v, while ve is used before words starting with f, v, w and certain consonant clusters.
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
Etymology
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on Swedish, German and Latin. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and v for development of the glyph itself.
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
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’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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
Letter
v f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case V)
- The twentieth letter of the Italian alphabet, called vu or vi and written in the Latin script.
Japanese
Punctuation mark
v
- (text messaging, Internet slang, dated) <3
Synonyms
- ♥
References
- https://www.wdic.org/w/WDIC/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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “v”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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)
- With very few exceptions, this letter occurs only 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
Letter
v
- Nonstandard form of ü.
Usage notes
⟨v⟩ is sometimes used as a substitute for ⟨ü⟩ in Hanyu Pinyin-based 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.
Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /v/
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Old Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n) , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥.
Preposition
v
- in (inside, for an enclosed space) (followed by the locative case)
- in (used after certain verbs) (followed by the accusative case)
- vyjěti v boj ― go into battle
Descendants
- Czech: v
Further reading
- “v”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2023
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
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v/
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V)
- (International Standard) The twenty-ninth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The thirtieth letter of the Romani 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, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
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
- V tem aprilu je veliko deževalo. ― During this april it was raining a lot.
- V petih letih ni padla niti kapljica dežja. ― Within five years not even a droplet of rain has fallen.
Further reading
- “v”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phoneme) /b/
- IPA(key): (letter name) /ˈbe/ [ˈbe] (traditional, spelled ve), /ˈube/ [ˈu.β̞e] (common in most countries, spelled uve)
- Rhymes: -e, -ube
- (common in some countries)
- IPA(key): /ˌbe ˈkoɾta/ [ˌbe ˈkoɾ.t̪a] (spelled ve corta)
- IPA(key): /ˌbe ˈbaxa/ [ˌbe ˈβ̞a.xa] (spelled ve baja)
- IPA(key): /ˌbe peˈkeɲa/ [ˌbe peˈke.ɲa] (spelled ve pequeña)
- IPA(key): /ˌbe ˈt͡ʃika/ [ˌbe ˈt͡ʃi.ka] (spelled 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
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish v. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English v.
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish v.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: v
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet):
- IPA(key): /vi/, [vɪ]
- IPA(key): /bi/, [bɪ]
- (letter name, Abecedario):
- IPA(key): /ve/, [vɛ]
- IPA(key): /be/, [bɛ]
- (phoneme):
- IPA(key): /v/, [v]
- IPA(key): /b/, [b]
- Rhymes: -i, -e
Letter
v (lower case, upper case V, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called vi and written in the Latin script.
- (historical) The twenty-fifth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called ve and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.
- Some purists of Tagalog replace v in words with b.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) titik; 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, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Further reading
- “v”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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