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V

See also: v, ٧, and Appendix:Variations of "v"

V U+0056, V
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V
← U
[U+0055] 		Basic Latin W →
[U+0057]
Character variations

Ⅴ U+2164, Ⅴ
ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE
← Ⅳ
[U+2163] 		Number Forms Ⅵ →
[U+2165]
Ｖ U+FF36, Ｖ
FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V
← Ｕ
[U+FF35] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｗ →
[U+FF37]
𝖁 U+1D581, 𝖁
MATHEMATICAL BOLD FRAKTUR CAPITAL V
← 𝖀
[U+1D580] 		Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝖂 →
[U+1D582]
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Translingual

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Etymology

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From the Etruscan letter 𐌖 (u, “u”), from the Ancient Greek letter Υ (U, “ypsilon”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (w, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏲. Doublet of Y and U.

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V (lower case v)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

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Numeral

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V

  2. The Roman numeral for 5.
  3. (especially in the names of aristocracy) the fifth.

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V

  1. The volt in the International System of Units.
  2. (chemistry) Symbol for vanadium.
  3. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for valine
  4. (organic chemistry) The resin identification code for polyvinyl chloride, also PVC.
  5. (geometry) volume
  6. (set theory) Von Neumann universe
  7. (music) major dominant triad
  8. (linguistics) A wildcard for a vowel
  9. (Voice Quality Symbols) voice (modified for the kind of voice: 'nasal voice', 'harsh voice', etc.)
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  • Letter styles
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    Uppercase and lowercase versions of V, in roman and italic type
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    Uppercase and lowercase V in Fraktur

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • (name of letter) IPA(key): /viː/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iː

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V (upper case, lower case v, plural Vs or V's)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.

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Noun

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V (plural Vs or V's)

 
a V of migrating geese
  1. (grammar) Abbreviation of vocative case.
  2. (linguistics) Abbreviation of verb.
  3. (euphemistic) Vagina.
  4. Abbreviation of vowel.
  5. Abbreviation of velocity.
  6. (slang, countable) Viagra.
    • 2017, James Wharton, Something for the Weekend‎[1], Biteback Publishing, →ISBN:
      The unfortunate, and quite ironic, side effect of all these chemicals is a penis that refuses to budge. Steven has been handing out the Vs in abundance for as the long as boys have been high in his second-floor flat, two for a fiver.
  7. Anything shaped like a V; synonym: vee.
    • 2022, Maddie Mortimer, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies, Picador, page 149:
      She watched him through the perfect V between the seats for the rest of the journey.
    1. A flying skein of geese which have placed themselves in a V-shaped formation.

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(velocity):

Preposition

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V

  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of over, prefix over-.

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V

  1. (titular) Viscount
  2. (titular) Viscountess

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  • The New Penguin Dictionary of Abbreviations: from A to zz, Rosalind Fergusson. (Penguin Books, 2000), page 390/1

Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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  • (letter name): IPA(key): /fɪə/

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Noun

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V (plural V's, diminutive V'tjie)

  1. V

Azerbaijani

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V upper case (lower case v)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Basque

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Basque alphabet, called uve and written in the Latin script.

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  • Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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  • /v/ is from West Germanic stem-internal *b and *f; from stem-initial *f around Aachen and in the Netherlands.
  • For the origin of /f/, see F. For the origin of /ʋ/, see W.

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  • /v/, (German-based also) /f/, /ʋ/

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V

  1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
  2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

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Systems for the use of V
  • In the German-based spelling of Moselle Franconian, v is used instead of regular w or f only after the German cognate.
  • In the German-based spelling of Ripuarian (without Aachen region), initial v is used as above, but internal v is the regular spelling for /v/.
  • In Aachen and the Netherlands there is a threefold phonemic distinction between w /ʋ/, v /v/, f /f/, which the spelling reflects.
Doubling of V and use in the syllable coda
  • In the German-based spelling, v is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem. In the syllable coda, the choice between v and f may be based on internal analogy, but more often follows the German cognate.
  • In the Dutch-based spelling, v is doubled after short vowels. Coda v is automatically replaced with f.

Chinese

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Etymology 1

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From English volt.

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Classifier

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V

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, electricity) volt (unit of voltage)
    Synonyms: 伏, 伏特 (fútè)

Etymology 2

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From Japanese VTuber (bui-chūbā) or English VTuber.

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Particularly: “Mandarin”

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V

  1. (fandom slang) virtual YouTuber; VTuber
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Etymology 3

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From 微 (wēi), short for 微信 (Wēixìn, “WeChat”).

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Verb

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V

  1. (Internet slang) to send (money) over WeChat
    V我50  ―  wēi wǒ 50  ―  send me 50 yuan over WeChat

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Pronunciation 1

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Note: fi1 - Hong Kong only.
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V

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Latin alphabet.

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V

  1. The twenty-second letter used in Pinyin.
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  • 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education, and another pronunciation is commonly used instead. In the case of V, 《汉语拼音方案》 defines its pronunciation as ㄪㄝ, using the initial ㄪ (vō /⁠v⁠/), which is obsolete in standard Mandarin. This is one of the only instances of the letter being used in standard Pinyin.

Dutch

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V (capital, lowercase v)

  1. the twenty-second letter of the Dutch alphabet

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  • Previous letter: U
  • Next letter: W

Esperanto

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called vo and written in the Latin script.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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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. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and V for information on the development of the glyph itself. The letter was only rarely used prior to the 19th century, when it replaced W.

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Finnish alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.

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compounds

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French

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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German

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Etymology

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For the origin of the letter, see v.

Orthography and pronunciation

Germanic f was pronounced [v] in some dialects of Middle High German and was predominantly spelt v. This voicing was later reversed stem-initially in most dialects and stem-internally in some (including Standard German). In inherited words, the spelling mostly switched back to f accordingly. This always happened before l, r, u, ü, but otherwise there remains a number of relicts. These are the prefix ver-, the words Frevel, Vater, Vetter, Vieh, viel, vier, Vogel, Volk, voll, von, vor, and their derivatives.

In native German proper nouns, initial V is always /f/, but the internal pronunciation is hard to predict and differs by region. For example, it is usually /f/ in northern German placenames (e.g. Hannover, Havel, Jever), but /v/ in western ones (e.g. Grevenbroich, Leverkusen, Overath).

V was retained in words of foreign origin and its pronunciation varied. The contemporary standard is normally /v/, but always /f/ in Eva, Vau, Veilchen, Veit, Vettel, Vlies, Vogt. The words Vers, Vesper, Vize have /f/ in Germany, but usually /v/ in Austria. Both ways are de-facto standard in Evangelium, hieven, Larve, Nerven, Pulver (though dictionaries may recognise only one form or the other).

Pronunciation

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  • (letter name) IPA(key): /faʊ̯/
  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /f/, /v/ (see etymology section)

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the German alphabet, called Vau and written in the Latin script.

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called vé and written in the Latin script.

Declension

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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 forms of V
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

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Icelandic

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V (lower case v)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Ido

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V (lower case v)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Irish

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Italian

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V f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Italian alphabet, called vu or vi and written in the Latin script.

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References

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  1. ^ V in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Japanese

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Etymology

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From English victory.

Noun

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V(ブイ) • (bui) 

  1. victory in championship

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Khoekhoe

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V (lower case v)

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

Latin

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. A letter in the Latin alphabet, representing the consonant /w/ (later /v/) and the vowels /u/ and /uː/

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  • Historical Latin texts did not distinguish the consonantal and vocalic readings of this letter orthographically. In modern texts and editions of older texts, the vowels are typically written ⟨U⟩ and ⟨Ū⟩ rather than with ⟨V⟩.

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Latvian

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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.

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The thirty-first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called vē and written in the Latin script.

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Malay

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  • (Name of letter) IPA(key): [vi]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [v]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [f]

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V

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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V

  1. Nonstandard spelling of Ü.

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  • In Hanyu Pinyin, the letter v is unused, except for the official pronunciation of the letter V. However, the ease of typing into a computer means that it is sometimes used in place of Ü.

Norwegian

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V (upper case V, lower case v)

  1. the 22th letter of the Norwegian alphabet

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In older texts may be replaced by w, u, fu, ffv, fw, ff or fv.

Nupe

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Portuguese

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Romani

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. (International Standard) The twenty-ninth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. (Pan-Vlax) The thirtieth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Romanian

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ve or vî and written in the Latin script.

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Russian

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The V symbol used by the Russian military.
 
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Etymology

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Sense 2 was derived from восток (vostok, “east, eastern Ukraine”). Like the Z sign, the V sign was initially used for vehicles _targeted towards Kyiv, and later popularised by the Russian government on social media as a rallying symbol.

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V (lower case v)

  1. the Roman letter V, v
    Synonym: вэ (vɛ)
  2. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (politics) a dogwhistle for supporting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • #силаVправде (hashtag using V by Russian nationalists in support for war against Ukraine)
      #silaVpravde
      "our strength is in truth"
    • ZOV (a symbol combining Z and O, more symbols used on Russian tanks, used by the Russian government and some online users in support for war against Ukraine)
      ZOV (may also be interpreted as зов, or "call forth [to war]")

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Russian nationalists replace instances of the Cyrillic letter В (V) with Roman V in some words and usernames.

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Skolt Sami

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V (lower case v)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Slovene

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V (capital, lowercase v)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. The thirty-first letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
  3. The twenty-fourth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.

Spanish

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. the 23rd letter of the Spanish alphabet

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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  • ve (spelled out)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin V. First attested in 1602.[1]

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. the 22nd letter of the Swedish alphabet
    1. (historical) the 21st letter of the Swedish alphabet (when I and J was not viewed as separate letters)
    2. (historical) the 20th letter of the Swedish alphabet (when U and V was not viewed as separate letters)

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  • The letter W is sometimes seen as an alternative form of V and not a separate letter.
    • In some situations, such as in URLs, the pronunciation of the separate letter W is identical to that of V.
    • Since 2006 the letter W has been categorised as a separate letter by the dictionary Svenska Akademins Ordlista (SAOL). Before that, it was viewed as a variant of the letter V and sorted thereunder.[2]

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V ? (genitive V:s)

  1. Abbreviation of Vänsterpartiet (“Left Party”).

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  1. ^ V in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  2. ^ 21 April 2006, Svenska språket har fått en ny bokstav (The Swedish language has received a new letter) in SVT Nyheter.

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish V. Each pronunciation has a different source:

  • Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English V.
  • Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish V.

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  • (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)

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V (upper case, lower case v, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called vi and written in the Latin script.
  2. (historical) The twenty-fifth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called ve and written in the Latin script.

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  • 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.

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Further reading

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  • “V”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ve and written in the Latin script.

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Vietnamese

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called vê or vờ and written in the Latin script.

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Zulu

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V (upper case, lower case v)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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