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v¹

  • /v/ phoneme
  • /viː/ letter, name

Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

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.

letter V · vs · v's

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

noun vs · v's

  1. A shape resembling the letter. The impact was so strong, it bent the bar into a v.

v²

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of versus.

preposition

  1. UK, abbreviation Abbreviation of versus.versus England v Scotland

v³

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of very.

adverb

  1. Internet, abbreviation, informal Abbreviation of very.very You were acting v rude to his boyfriend on New Year's.

v⁴

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of venturi.

noun

  1. abbreviation, dated Abbreviation of venturi.venturi 4v

V⁵

  • /viː/

Rhymes with -iː

letter v · Vs · V's

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

noun Vs · V's

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of vocative case.vocative case
  2. abbreviation Abbreviation of verb.verb
  3. euphemistic Vagina.
  4. abbreviation Abbreviation of vowel.vowel The standard syllable structure of Lang Belta is CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant), but there are also syllables without one or both of these consonants. Therefore, other possible structures are: initial V, initial CV, and VC. For example, V ereluf ‘air’, VC unte ‘and’, CV xalte ‘to stay’, and CVC ere
  5. abbreviation Abbreviation of velocity.velocity
  6. countable, slang Viagra. 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 She watched him through the perfect V between the seats for the rest of the journey.
  8. A flying skein of geese or other birds which have placed themselves in a V-shaped formation.
  9. Ireland, UK A V-sign; by extension, an insult or show of defiance. And it's here that life decides to flick a V at me.
  10. abbreviation, dated Abbreviation of venturi.venturi 4V

symbol

  1. Viscount.
  2. Viscountess.

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Visa.Visa Shares of Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) moved slightly higher after the deal was announced.

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