v.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "v"
Translingual
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAbbreviation of Latin vēna (“vein”).
Noun
editv. (plural vv.)
English
editEtymology 1
editAbbreviations.
Adverb
editv. (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of very.
Noun
editv. (uncountable)
- Abbreviation of version.
- Abbreviation of verb.
- Abbreviation of verst.
- 1868, “Route 25: London to Pekin […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 329:
- Three stages beyond Irkutsk is Listvenitchnaya, the place of embarkation for the lake of Baikal (112 v. wide and 1800 v. long), which is crossed in a steamer, and from which passengers are landed in small boats. Fare, 8 rs. In winter the lake is crossed over the ice.
- Abbreviation of victim.
Preposition
editv.
Usage notes
edit- In legal contexts, usage is typically restricted to case citations, and the pronunciation may be as versus, vee, against, or and, depending on the region and nature of the case.
Verb
editv.
- (uncommon, imperative) See. vide(te)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editv. (plural vv.)
See also
editDutch
editAdjective
editv.
- (grammar) Abbreviation of vrouwelijk (“feminine”).
Preposition
editv.
- Abbreviation of van (in surnames)
Finnish
editNoun
editv.
- Abbreviation of vuosi (“year”).
- Abbreviation of vuotta (“(of the) year”).
- Abbreviation of vuonna (“in/during the year”).
- Abbreviation of vuosina (“during the years”).
- Synonym: (dated) vv.
Adjective
editv.
- Abbreviation of vuotias (“year-old”).
Usage notes
editOnly the final abbreviation (of vuotias) can be pronounced as vee (“(the letter) V”), but even then only colloquially. All other abbreviations are always pronounced as the full word.
German
editPreposition
editv.
- Abbreviation of von.
Romanian
editVerb
editv.
- Abbreviation of vezi (“see”).
Serbo-Croatian
editVerb
editv. (Cyrillic spelling в.)
- Abbreviation of vidi (“see”).
Noun
editv. (Cyrillic spelling в.)
- Abbreviation of vek/vijek (“century”).
Swedish
editNoun
editv. c or n
- (common) Abbreviation of vecka (“week, calendar week”).
- Meny v. 43
- Menu week 43
- (common) Abbreviation of version (“version”).
- v. 1.02.3
- Version 1.02.3
- (neuter) Abbreviation of verb (“verb”).
- springa (v.), röra sig snabbt
- run (verb), to move quickly
- (common) Abbreviation of väg (“road”) or vägen (“the [...] road”).
- K. Erikssons v.
- K. Eriksson's Road
- Söderbrov.
- The South Bridge Road
Preposition
editv.
- Abbreviation of vid (“by”).
- finns v. S:a Vrå k:a
- found by South Vrå church
- Abbreviation of von (“von”).
- Carl v. Linné
- Carl von Linné
Adjective
editv. (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of vice (“vice-”).
- v. VD
- vice-president
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