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Translingual

Alternative forms

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin vēna (“vein”).

Noun

v. (plural vv.)

  1. (anatomy) vein

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviations.

Adverb

v. (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of very.

Noun

v. (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of version.
  2. Abbreviation of verb.
  3. 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.
  4. Abbreviation of victim.

Preposition

v.

  1. (law, sports) Abbreviation of versus.
    Synonyms: vs., (law) v
    Brown v. Board of Education
Usage notes
  • 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

v.

  1. (uncommon, imperative) See. vide(te)

Etymology 2

From Latin versus (“verse”).

Noun

v. (plural vv.)

  1. verse

See also

Dutch

Adjective

v.

  1. (grammar) Abbreviation of vrouwelijk (“feminine”).

Preposition

v.

  1. Abbreviation of van (in surnames)

Finnish

Noun

v.

  1. Abbreviation of vuosi (“year”).
  2. Abbreviation of vuotta (“(of the) year”).
  3. Abbreviation of vuonna (“in/during the year”).
  4. Abbreviation of vuosina (“during the years”).
    Synonym: (dated) vv.

Adjective

v.

  1. Abbreviation of vuotias (“year-old”).

Usage notes

Only 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.

Romanian

Verb

v.

  1. Abbreviation of vezi (“see”).

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

v. (Cyrillic spelling в.)

  1. Abbreviation of vidi (“see”).

Noun

v. (Cyrillic spelling в.)

  1. Abbreviation of vek/vijek (“century”).

Swedish

Noun

v. c or n

  1. (common) Abbreviation of vecka (“week, calendar week”).
    Meny v. 43
    Menu week 43
  2. (common) Abbreviation of version (“version”).
    v. 1.02.3
    Version 1.02.3
  3. (neuter) Abbreviation of verb (“verb”).
    springa (v.), röra sig snabbt
    run (verb), to move quickly
  4. (common) Abbreviation of väg (“road”) or vägen (“the road”).
    K. Erikssons v.
    K. Eriksson's Road
    Söderbrov.
    The South Bridge Road

Preposition

v.

  1. Abbreviation of vid (“by”).
    finns v. S:a Vrå k:a
    found by South Vrå church
  2. Abbreviation of von (“von”).
    Carl v. Linné
    Carl von Linné

Adjective

v. (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of vice (“vice-”).
    v. VD
    vice-president
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