v

See also:V,Appendix:Variations of "v",and∨

v U+0076,v LATIN SMALL LETTER V ←u [U+0075] Basic Latin w→ [U+0077]

Character variations

ᵛ U+1D5B,ᵛ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL V ←ᵚ [U+1D5A] Phonetic Extensions ᵜ→ [U+1D5C]

ⅴ U+2174,ⅴ SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE ←ⅳ [U+2173] Number Forms ⅵ→ [U+2175]

ｖ U+FF56,ｖ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER V ←ｕ [U+FF55] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｗ→ [U+FF57]

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Translingual

Etymology 1

Minuscule variation of LatinV,from seventh century Old Latin adoption of Old Italic letter𐌖(V),fromAncient GreekletterΥ(Y,“Upsilon”).

Letter

v(upper caseV)

1. The twenty-second letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet.

See also

• (Latin script):AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSſsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
• (Variations of letter V):ṼṽṾṿƲʋᶌᶌⱱⱴᴠＶｖꜸꜹꜺꜻWwꝠꝡ
• (select symbols)ʌʋᵥ
• (other scripts)Cyrillicв(v,“ve”),Greekυ(y,“upsilon”),Hebrewו(w,“vav”)
• von Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Lower case form of upper case roman numeralV,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,𝍸.

Alternative forms

• V,Ⅴ,ⅴ

Numeral

v(lower case Roman numeral,upper caseV)

1. cardinalnumberfive(5).

See also

• Previous:iv(4)
• Next:vi(6)
• Roman numerals

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• Pronunciation of IPA[ɑvvɑʔ]with the sound[v]:

  (file)

Symbol

v

1. (physics)velocity
2. (IPA)avoiced labiodental fricative.
3. (superscript⟨ᵛ⟩,IPA)[v]-fricatedreleaseof a plosive (e.g.[bᵛ],sometimes implying anaffricate[b͜v]);[v]-coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic[v].
4. (UPA)avoiced labiodental approximant(IPA[ʋ],which it resembles in italic typeface).

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase versions ofV,in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercaseVinFraktur

See also

Other representations of V:

NATO phonetic:Victor Morse code:···– Braille:⠧ ASL Manual:V

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

English

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Englishlower case letterv(also writtenu), fromOld Englishlower caseuand respelling ofOld Englishfbetween vowels and voiced consonants.

• Old Englishlower caseffrom 7th century replacement by Latin lower casefof the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letterᚠ(f,“feoh”),derived from Etruscan letter𐌅(v).
• Old Englishlower caseufrom 7th century replacement by Latin lower casevof the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letterᚢ(u,“ur”),derived from Raetic letteru.

Before the 1700s, the pointed formvwas written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded formuwas used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereasvalorandexcuseappeared as in modern printing,haveanduponwere printedhaueandvpon.Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, thevform was used to represent the consonant, anduthe vowel sound.vthen precededuin the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/v/
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/viː/(spelledvee)

  • Audio(US):

    (file)

  • Rhymes:-iː

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV,pluralvsorv's)

1. The twenty-secondletterof the Englishalphabet,calledveeand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letter;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Noun

v(pluralvsorv's)

1. a shape resembling the letterv

   The impact was so strong, it bent the bar into av.

Etymology 2

Abbreviationofversus.

Preposition

v

1. (UKandCommonwealthexcept Canada,Ireland)Abbreviationofversus.

   Synonyms:v.,vs.

   EnglandvScotland

Usage notes

• In legal contexts, usage is typically restricted tocase citations,and the pronunciation may be asversus,vee,against,orand,depending on the region and nature of the case.

Etymology 3

Abbreviationofvery.

Adverb

v

1. (informal,text messaging)Abbreviationofvery.

   You were actingvrude to his boyfriend on New Year's.

   • 2006,Cathy Wield,Life After Darkness: A Doctor's Journey Through Severe Depression‎^[1],Seattle, WA: Radcliffe Publishing,→ISBN,page109:

     I'mvtired. I sleptvbadly, awake from 3–6 a.m., so I've slept all afternoon.

   • 2007,Dyan Sheldon,Deep and Meaningful Diaries from Planet Janet,Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press,→ISBN,page253:

     I said it wasn't a crush, I just thought he wasvattractive.

   • 2019July 23, Matt Galea, “Punters Reckon Ashley Benson's New Tatt Is A Tribute To Girlfriend Cara Delevingne”, inPedestrian‎^[2],archived fromthe originalonJuly 23, 2019:

     Since becoming social media official, Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson have been sashaying around town together and beingvcute

   • 2024October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, inCosmopolitan‎^[3]:

     Sometimes a trip to the spa is not in the cards, even if your gel manicure has seenwaaaaybetter days. These polish remover tools help cut costs and keep your natural nails lookingvnice.

Etymology 4

Abbreviations.

v

1. (stenoscript)Abbreviationofof.
2. (stenoscript)Abbreviationofvery.
3. (stenoscript)the suffix or final syllable-tiveor-ive

See also

• ctrl-v
• delta-v
• little v
• v-chip
• v-fib
• v-line
• v-mail
• v-perfect
• v-ring
• v-tach
• v-word

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/v/

Letter

vlower case(upper caseV)

1. The thirtiethletterof the Azerbaijanialphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)hərf;Aa,Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Ee,Əə,Ff,Gg,Ğğ,Hh,Xx,Iı,İi,Jj,Kk,Qq,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu,Üü,Vv,Yy,Zz

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ube/,[u.β̞e̞]

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-thirdletterof the Basquealphabet,calleduveand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc(Çç),Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Üü),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/v/,IPA^(key):/b/
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ve/,IPA^(key):/be/(spelledve);IPA^(key):/veˈβaʃə/,IPA^(key):/beˈβaʃə/(spelledve baixa)

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-secondletterof the Catalanalphabet,calledveand written in theLatin script.

Czech

Alternative forms

• ve

Etymology

InheritedfromOld Czechv,ve,fromProto-Slavic*vъ(n),fromProto-Indo-European*h₁n̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/v/

• Audio:

  (file)

Preposition

v

1. in(inside, for an enclosed space)[withlocative]

   On jevdivadle.―He isinthe theater.

2. at(indicating time)[withaccusative]

   všest hodin―atsix o'clock

3. on(indicating a day)[withaccusative]

   vpátek―onFriday

4. in(indicating a year)[withlocative]

   vroce 2007―inthe year 2007

5. in(indicating a month)[withlocative]

   vlednu―inJanuary

6. in(used after certain verbs)[withaccusative]

   věřitvBoha―to believeinGod

Usage notes

• The more usual form isv,whileveis used before words starting withf,v,wand certainconsonantclusters.

Further reading

• “v”,inPříruční slovník jazyka českého(in Czech),1935–1957
• “v”,inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého(in Czech),1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-eː
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/veː/

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. 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/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-seventhletterof the Esperantoalphabet,calledvoand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)litero;Aa,Bb,Cc,Ĉĉ,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ĝĝ,Hh,Ĥĥ,Ii,Jj,Ĵĵ,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Ŝŝ,Tt,Uu,Ŭŭ,Vv,Zz

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/v/

Letter

v(upper caseV)

1. The twenty-fifthletterof the Faroesealphabet,calledveand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bókstavur;Aa,Áá,Bb,Dd,Ðð,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Óó,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Úú,Vv,Yy,Ýý,Ææ,Øø

Finnish

Etymology

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information,andvfor information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• Audio;“vee,veivi,tavuviiva,vee”:

  (file)

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-secondletterof the Finnishalphabet,calledveeand written in theLatin script.

Derived terms

compounds

• kaksois-v
• tupla-v
• yksöis-v

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)kirjain;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss(Šš),Tt,Uu,Vv(Ww),Xx,Yy,Zz(Žž),Åå,Ää,Öö

Noun

v

1. Abbreviationofvuosi.
2. Abbreviationof-vuotias.

French

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ve/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. the twenty-second letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet
   • 1837,Louis Viardot,L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche‎^{fr.Wikisource},translation ofEl ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Manchaby Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Volume I, Chapter I:

     Lui cherchant alors un nom qui ne s’écartât pas trop du sien, qui sentît et représentât la grande dame et la princesse, ilvint à l’appelerDulcinée du Toboso,parce qu’elle était native de cevillage: nom harmonieux à son avis, rare et distingué, et non moins expressif que tous ceux qu’il avait donnés à son équipage et à lui-même.

     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 herDulcinea 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.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):[ˈv]
• (letter name):IPA^(key):[ˈveː]

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The thirty-eighthletterof the Hungarianalphabet,calledvéand written in theLatin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	v	v-k
accusative	v-t	v-ket
dative	v-nek	v-knek
instrumental	v-vel	v-kkel
causal-final	v-ért	v-kért
translative	v-vé	v-kké
terminative	v-ig	v-kig
essive-formal	v-ként	v-kként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	v-ben	v-kben
superessive	v-n	v-ken
adessive	v-nél	v-knél
illative	v-be	v-kbe
sublative	v-re	v-kre
allative	v-hez	v-khez
elative	v-ből	v-kből
delative	v-ről	v-kről
ablative	v-től	v-ktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	v-é	v-ké
non-attributive possessive - plural	v-éi	v-kéi

Possessive formsofv
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	v-m	v-im
2nd person sing.	v-d	v-id
3rd person sing.	v-je	v-i
1st person plural	v-nk	v-ink
2nd person plural	v-tek	v-itek
3rd person plural	v-jük	v-ik

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)betű;Aa,Áá,Bb,Cc,Cscs,Dd,Dzdz,Dzsdzs,Ee,Éé,Ff,Gg,Gygy,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Lyly,Mm,Nn,Nyny,Oo,Óó,Öö,Őő,Pp,Rr,Ss,Szsz,Tt,Tyty,Uu,Úú,Üü,Űű,Vv,Zz,Zszs.Only in the extended alphabet:QqWwXxYy.Commonly used:ch.Also defined:àë.In surnames (selection):äaaczdseéeöewoeoóthtsÿ.

Further reading

• vinBárczi, GézaandLászló 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 caseV)

1. The twenty-sixthletterof the Icelandicalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bókstafur;Aa,Áá,Bb,Dd,Ðð,Ee,Éé,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Óó,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Úú,Vv,Xx,Yy,Ýý,Þþ,Ææ,Öö

Ido

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation)IPA^(key):/v/
• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ve/

Letter

v(upper caseV)

1. The twenty-secondletterof the Idoalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)litero;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Italian

Letter

vform(invariable,lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twentiethletterof the Italianalphabet,calledvuorviand written in theLatin script.

Japanese

Punctuation mark

v

1. (text messaging,Internetslang,dated)<3

Synonyms

• ♥

References

• https://www.wdic.org/w/WDIC/v

Kankanaey

Etymology

BorrowedfromTagalogv.Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishv.

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/vi/[vi̞]
  • IPA^(key):(more native-sounding)/bi/[bi̞]
  • Rhymes:-i
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/v/[v]
  • IPA^(key):(more native-sounding)/b/[b]

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-fourthletterof the Kankanaeyalphabet,calledviand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Ngng,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

References

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016)Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy[Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[4](in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN,pages10-11

Khoekhoe

Letter

v(upper caseV)

1. (obsolete,Tindall orthography)A letter of the Khoekhoe alphabet; modernǂ.

Latin

Alternative forms

• u(post-Classical)

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/w/,/u/,/uː/

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. (sometimes withlittera)The 20th letter of theLatinalphabet.

See also

• Previous letter:t
• Next letter:x

References

• vin Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis(augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “v”,inHarry 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 byK. Mīlenbahs,which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur,and sporadically inCyrillic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[v]

Letter

V

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The thirty-firstletterof the Latvianalphabet,calledvēand written in theLatin 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 caseV)

1. The thirty-seventhletterof the Livonianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)kēratēd̦;Aa,Āā,Ää,Ǟǟ,Bb,Dd,D̦d̦,Ee,Ēē,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Īī,Jj,Kk,Ll,Ļļ,Mm,Nn,Ņņ,Oo,Ōō,Ȯȯ,Ȱȱ,Õõ,Ȭȭ,Pp,Rr,Ŗŗ,Ss,Šš,Tt,Țț,Uu,Ūū,Vv,Zz,Žž

Malay

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-secondletterof the Malayalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

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 caseV)

1. The twenty-sixthletterof the Maltesealphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)ittra;Aa,Bb,Ċċ,Dd,Ee,Ff,Ġġ,Gg,Għgħ,Hh,Ħħ,Ii,Ieie,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Żż,Zz

Mandarin

Letter

v

1. Nonstandardform ofü.

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 caseV)

1. The twenty-fourthletterof the Mapudungunalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Chch,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ii,Ïï,Kk,Ll,Llll,Ḻḻ,Mm,Nn,Ngng,Ññ,Ṉṉ,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Trtr,Ṯṯ,Uu,Üü,Ww,Yy

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

Latinu,v.

Letter

v

1. u(letter)
2. v(letter)

Usage notes

• uandvwere 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.

North Frisian

Pronunciation

• Likew,which see.

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. (chieflySylt)Aletterof the North Frisianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Etymology

• Sylt Frisian regularly replaces ⟨w⟩ with ⟨v⟩ word-finally after a long or unstressed vowel.
• Otherwise ⟨v⟩ may be retained in Latinate words, but the usual practice in all dialects (including Sylt) is to use ⟨w⟩ like in native words (e.g.witamiinfor less commonvitamiin).

See also

• (North Frisian letters):a,ä,å,ā,b,c,d,đ,e,ē,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,ö,p,r,s,t,u,ü,v,w(q,x,y,z)

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ʋeː/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/ʋ/,/v/,/f/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

v

1. The 22nd letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

Nupe

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/v/

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-sixthletterof the Nupealphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)banki;Aa(Áá,Àà),Bb,Cc,Dd,Dzdz,Ee(Éé,Èè),Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì),Jj,Kk,Kpkp,Ll,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),Nn(Ńń,Ǹǹ,N̄n̄),Oo(Óó,Òò),Pp,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Tsts,Uu(Úú,Ùù),Vv,Ww,Yy,Zz,Zhzh

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• u(often before labial consonants)

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*vъ(n),fromProto-Indo-European*h₁n̥.

Preposition

v

1. in(inside, for an enclosed space) (followed by thelocative case)
2. in(used after certain verbs) (followed by theaccusative case)

   vyjětivboj―gointobattle

Descendants

• Czech:v

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer(1903–1916) “v”,inSlovník staročeský(in Czech), Prague:Česká grafická společnost "unie",Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Portuguese

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-secondletterof the Portuguesealphabet,calledvêand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa(Áá,Àà,Ââ,Ãã),Bb,Cc(Çç),Dd,Ee(Éé,Êê),Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii(Íí),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo(Óó,Ôô,Õõ),Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Úú),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/v/

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. (International Standard)The twenty-ninthletterof the Romanialphabet,written in theLatin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax)The thirtiethletterof the Romanialphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Xx,Ii,Jj,Kk,Khkh,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Phph,Rr,Ss,Tt,Thth,Uu,Vv,ZzInternational Standard:(Àà,Ää,Ǎǎ),Ćć,Ćhćh,(Èè,Ëë,Ěě), (Ìì,Ïï,Ǐǐ), (Òò,Öö,Ǒǒ),Rrrr,Śś,(Ùù,Üü,Ǔǔ),Źź,Ʒʒ,Qq,Çç,ϴθ.Pan-Vlax:Čč,Čhčh,Dždž,(Dźdź),Řř,Šš,(Śś),Žž,(Źź).

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/v/

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-seventhletterof the Romanianalphabet,calledveorvîand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ăă,Ââ,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Îî,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Șș,Tt,Țț,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• V(uppercase)

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/ʋ/

Letter

v(Cyrillic spellingв)

1. The 28th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded byuand followed byz.
2. Obsoleteform ofu.

Preposition

v(Cyrillic spellingв)

1. (Kajkavian)in,at[withlocative]
2. (Kajkavian)to,into[withaccusative]
3. (Kajkavian)on,in,at,during(in expressions concerning time)[withaccusative]
4. (Kajkavian)in,during(in expressions concerning time)[withlocative]

Synonyms

• u,vu,f

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/v/

Letter

v(upper caseV)

1. The thirty-secondletterof the Skolt Samialphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bukva;Aa,Ââ,Bb,Cc,Čč,Ʒʒ,Ǯǯ,Dd,Đđ,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ǧǧ,Ǥǥ,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ǩǩ,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ŋŋ,Oo,Õõ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Vv,Zz,Žž,Åå,Ää,ʹ

Slovak

Alternative forms

• vo

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*vъ(n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[f]

Preposition

v

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Further reading

• “v”,inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV[Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak),https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk,2024

Slovene

Etymology 1

Letter

v

1. The twenty-thirdletterof the Slovenealphabet,calledveand written in theLatin script.
2. The thirty-firstletterof the Slovenealphabet(Resian), written in theLatin script.
3. The twenty-fourthletterof the Slovenealphabet(Natisone Valley dialect), written in theLatin script.

Alternative forms

• (uppercase)V

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)čŕka;Aa,Bb,Cc,Čč,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Vv,Zz,Žž

Etymology 2

FromProto-Slavic*vъ(n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʋ/

Preposition

v

1. (answering questionwhere) (withlocative)in,inside,at
2. (answering questionwhereto) (withaccusative)to,into
3. (indicating a day) (withaccusative)on,in,at,during(in expressions concerning time)
4. (indicating amonthor period of time) (withlocative)in,during

   Vtem aprilu je veliko deževalo.―This April it was raining a lot.

   Vpetih letih ni padla niti kapljica dežja.―Within five years not even a droplet of rain has fallen.

Further reading

• “v”,inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU,portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(phoneme)/b/
• IPA^(key):(letter name)/ˈbe/[ˈbe](traditional, spelledve),/ˈube/[ˈu.β̞e](common in most countries, spelleduve)

  • Audio(Spain):

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  • Rhymes:-e,-ube
• (common in some countries)
  • IPA^(key):/ˌbe ˈkoɾta/[ˌbe ˈkoɾ.t̪a](spelledve corta)
  • IPA^(key):/ˌbe ˈbaxa/[ˌbe ˈβ̞a.xa](spelledve baja)
  • IPA^(key):/ˌbe peˈkeɲa/[ˌbe peˈke.ɲa](spelledve pequeña)
  • IPA^(key):/ˌbe ˈt͡ʃika/[ˌbe ˈt͡ʃi.ka](spelledve chica)

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. the twenty-third (23rd) letter of the Spanish alphabet

Usage notes

• The common letter names, as well as phrases likeve de vacaare used to distinguish the lettervfrom the letterb.This is done because the two letters represent a single phoneme in modern Spanish, causing their traditional namesbeandveboth to be pronounced as/ˈbe/.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa(Áá),Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee(Éé),Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii(Íí),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Oo(Óó),Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Úú,Üü),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Tagalog

Etymology

BorrowedfromSpanishv.Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishv.
• Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishv.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ˈvi/[ˈvi](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • IPA^(key):(more native-sounding)/ˈbi/[ˈbi](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes:-i
  • IPA^(key):/ˈve/[ˈvɛ](letter name, Abecedario)
    • IPA^(key):(more native-sounding)/ˈbe/[ˈbɛ](letter name, Abecedario)
    • Rhymes:-e
  • IPA^(key):/v/[v](phoneme)
    • IPA^(key):(more native-sounding)/b/[b̚](phoneme)

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV,Baybayin spellingᜊᜒ)

1. The twenty-fourthletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theFilipino alphabet), calledviand written in theLatin script.
2. (historical)The twenty-fifthletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theAbecedario), calledveand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.
• Some purists of Tagalog replacevin words withb.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)titik;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Ngng,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Further reading

• “v”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018

Turkish

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-seventhletterof the Turkishalphabet,calledveand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)harf;Aa(Ââ),Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ğğ,Hh,Iı,İi(Îî),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu(Ûû),Üü,Vv,Yy,Zz

Yele

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/β/

Letter

v(upper caseV)

1. A letter of theYelealphabet.

Derived terms

There is a digraph for palatalized⟨vy⟩.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,â,b,Chch,Dd,e,é,ê,Ghgh,i,î,j,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ńń,o,ó,Pp,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Yy,꞉

Zulu

Letter

v(lower case,upper caseV)

1. The twenty-secondletterof the Zulualphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz