English Explanatory Dictionary

-v-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

interfix
  1. Used before -ian, when the base word ends in certain vowels, especially /u/.
prep
  1. Abbreviation of versus.

Word forms

-v-

Etymology

Perhaps a result of the hardening of /-u(w)iən/ (to /-uviən/); compare English Peruvian to French péruvien and Italian peruviano.

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