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TranslingualEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From a modification of the Latin letter V (“ve”), 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.
LetterEdit
W (lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter W): Ẃẃ Ẁẁ Ŵŵ Ẅẅ Ẇẇ Ẉẉ W̊ẘ Ⱳⱳ ᴡ Ww
- (Letter combinations): Ꜳꜳ Ææ ᴁᴭ Ǽǽ Ǣǣ Ꜵꜵ Åå Ꜷꜷ Ꜹꜹ Ꜻꜻ Ꜽꜽ ct ȸ DZDzdz DŽDždž ᴂᵆ ᴔ & ff fi ffi fl ffl ℔ IJij LJLjlj Ỻỻ Ŋŋ NJNjnj Œœ ɶ Ꝏꝏ Ȣȣᴕ ȹ ẞß ſtst ᵫ Ůů Ww Ꝡꝡ
SymbolEdit
W
- (chemistry) Symbol for tungsten.
- (metrology) Symbol for watt.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for tryptophan
- (physics) work
- (Voice Quality Symbols) whisper
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase W in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
Other representations of W:
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/, sometimes reduced to /ˈdʌbjə/.
- (US, abbreviation, rare, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈdʌb/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌbəlju, -ʌbjə, -ʌb
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w, plural Ws or W's)
- The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double U and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Proper nounEdit
W
- Wednesday
- (informal) George W. Bush, US politician
TranslationsEdit
SynonymsEdit
NounEdit
W (plural Ws)
- (sports, countable) wins
- (cricket) wicket
- (uncountable) west
- (law enforcement) warrant
- (Internet slang, countable) a win
- Initialism of women. (sign on toilet door)
- Coordinate term: M
- 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
- From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.
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Related termsEdit
AfarEdit
LetterEdit
W
- The twentieth letter in the Afar alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y
AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) 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
NounEdit
W (plural W's)
BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Basque alphabet, called uve bikoitz and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
ChineseEdit
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
W
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (lowercase w)
- the twenty-third letter of the Danish alphabet
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) bogstav; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z, Æ æ (Ǽ ǽ), Ø ø (Ǿ ǿ), Å å (Ǻ ǻ)
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (capital, lowercase w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Dutch alphabet.
AdverbEdit
W
See alsoEdit
EsperantoEdit
NounEdit
W
- Abbreviation of uesto (“west”).
FinnishEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- A letter of the Finnish alphabet, called kaksoisvee and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- In the Finnish alphabet, W is a variant of V.
- Used only in loanwords and proper names with old spelling (compare Wirtanen).
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the German alphabet.
NounEdit
W
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called dupla vé and written in the Latin script.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | W | W-k |
accusative | W-t | W-ket |
dative | W-nek | W-knek |
instrumental | W-vel | W-kkel |
causal-final | W-ért | W-kért |
translative | W-vé | W-kké |
terminative | W-ig | W-kig |
essive-formal | W-ként | W-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | W-ben | W-kben |
superessive | W-n | W-ken |
adessive | W-nél | W-knél |
illative | W-be | W-kbe |
sublative | W-re | W-kre |
allative | W-hez | W-khez |
elative | W-ből | W-kből |
delative | W-ről | W-kről |
ablative | W-től | W-ktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
W-é | W-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
W-éi | W-kéi |
Possessive forms of W | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | W-m | W-im |
2nd person sing. | W-d | W-id |
3rd person sing. | W-je | W-i |
1st person plural | W-nk | W-ink |
2nd person plural | W-tek | W-itek |
3rd person plural | W-jük | W-ik |
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (letter name) IPA(key): **/ˌvu‿dˈdop.pja/, **/ˌvu‿dˈdop.pjo/, /ˈdop.pja vu/, /ˈdop.pja‿v.vu/, (traditional) /ˈdop.pjo vu/, (traditional) /ˈdop.pjo‿v.vu/, /ˈda.blju/[1]
- Rhymes: -ablju
- (letter name, for brevity in common acronyms) IPA(key): **/ˈvu/*
- Rhymes: -u
- Homophones: V, vu
- (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /v/, /w/ (varies depending on the source language of the loanword)
LetterEdit
W f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case w)
- the twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet, called doppia vu or vu doppia in Italian
Usage notesEdit
- The letter W is not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords.
SymbolEdit
W
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
- Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
ReferencesEdit
- ^ W in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
JapaneseEdit
NounEdit
See alsoEdit
- ダブリュー (daburyū)
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W
- The twenty-third letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Polish alphabet, called wu and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
RomaniEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- A letter used to represent the voiced labial-velar approximant (/w/) in the International Standard orthography.
ReferencesEdit
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “w”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 16
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called dublu ve or dublu vî and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
SaanichEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W
- The thirty-third letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,
SomaliEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W upper case (lower case w)
- The twentieth letter of the Somali alphabet, called waw and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- The twentieth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by N and followed by H.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) ', B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- the 24th letter of the Spanish alphabet
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called w and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by U and followed by Y.
MutationEdit
- W cannot be mutated but when representing a vowel, does take h-prothesis, for example with the word wy (“egg”):
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
wy | unchanged | unchanged | hwy |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
- However, when it represents the semivowel /w/, W cannot be mutated.
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
wal | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further readingEdit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “W”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
YorubaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called wí and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.