English Explanatory Dictionary

v

English dictionary entry

Meanings

character
  1. The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
noun
  1. a shape resembling the letter v
prep
  1. Abbreviation of versus.
adv
  1. Abbreviation of very.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of venturi.
character
  1. The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of vocative case.
  2. Abbreviation of verb.
  3. Vagina.
  4. Abbreviation of vowel.
  5. Abbreviation of velocity.
  6. Viagra.
  7. Anything shaped like a V
  8. A flying skein of geese or other birds which have placed themselves in a V-shaped formation.
  9. A V-sign; by extension, an insult or show of defiance.
  10. Abbreviation of venturi.
symbol
  1. Viscount.
  2. Viscountess.
name
  1. Abbreviation of Visa.

Pronunciation

/v/ /viː/ en-us-v.ogg

Word forms

v vs v's

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

v. vs. bbl vee

Related words

v. V ctrl-v delta-v little v v-ball v-chip v-fib v-line v-mail v-perfect v-ring v-tach v-word

Derived words

P-in-V Sputnik V tri-V V1 V2 V-22 V-code V-coding V engine V-girl V-level VMO V-moth VNE V-neck V-necked V nickel V particle Vr V roof Vs V-shaped V-sign V sign Vx Vxse Vy Vyse

Translations

Russian: клин Russian: треуго́льник
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