vee

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See also: vêe, Vee, and VEE

English

Pronunciation

Noun

vee (plural vees)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.
    • 2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:
      Gussa-Merry-Mingo-Pip-Perry-Pingo is the name of the little old man who looks after the aitch-oh-vee-ee-ar-cee-ay-ar-pee-ee-tee-blank-ar-eye-dee-ee-ess.
    • 2016 CCEB, Communications Instructions Radiotelephone Procedures: ACP125 (G), p. 3-5
      RV as "ar-vee" instead of "I SPELL Romeo Victor".
  2. Something with the shape of the letter V.
    • 1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf:
      One of [the men] took up both spaces on the pink sofa, while the other two drew up chairs from a nearby table and squeezed into them. The armrests were forced out into a tired vee, to the accompaniment of an uneasy creaking sound.
    • 2013, Nancy Springer, We Don't Know Why:
      The river leapt and rippled like a lizard. Geese flew over in a vee, crying to the sky.
    • 2019 December 4, Philip Haigh, “Trains, tickets and tests: LNER outlines its targets”, in Rail, page 62:
      York's new railway offices are rather smart, tucked into the vee of York South Junction where the freight lines diverge to avoid the station.
  3. (cricket) The arc of the field, forward of the batsman, from cover to midwicket, in which drives are played.
  4. (cricket) The V-shaped joint between the lower end of the handle and the blade of the bat.
  5. A polyamorous relationship between three people, in which one person has two partners who are not themselves romantically or sexually involved.

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Verb

vee (third-person singular simple present vees, present participle veeing, simple past and past participle veed)

  1. To form something into a "v" shape, particularly as part of a welding, machining, or manufacturing process.
    • 1925, Oxweld Acetylene Company, The Oxwelder's Manual: Instructions for Welding and Cutting, page 166:
      As the metal melts it is veed out with the paddle for about 2 in.
    • 2005, Richard Finch, Performance Welding Handbook, page 83:
      Use a die grinder to vee out the crack or to remove pounded-out metal where the valve seat came loose.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vêe, from Old Dutch , from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (livestock).

Pronunciation

Noun

vee n (uncountable)

  1. (collective) livestock, cattle
    Het vee graast in de weide.
    The livestock is grazing in the pasture.
    De boerderij houdt vee voor zowel melk als vlees.
    The farm keeps cattle for both milk and meat.
    Ze handelen in vee, voornamelijk schapen en geiten.
    They trade in livestock, mainly sheep and goats.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vee
  • Negerhollands: vee

Further reading

  • vee” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

vee (genitive , partitive )

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.

Etymology 2

Noun

vee

  1. genitive singular of vesi

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish ve (name of the letter V). Similar names are also found in other European languages, such as English vee, French and Latvian . It is ultimately formed by analogy with Latin letter names such as for B, but it is unknown in which this language took place.

Pronunciation

Noun

vee

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.

Declension

Inflection of vee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative vee veet
genitive veen veiden
veitten
partitive veetä veitä
illative veehen veihin
singular plural
nominative vee veet
accusative nom. vee veet
gen. veen
genitive veen veiden
veitten
partitive veetä veitä
inessive veessä veissä
elative veestä veistä
illative veehen veihin
adessive veellä veillä
ablative veeltä veiltä
allative veelle veille
essive veenä veinä
translative veeksi veiksi
abessive veettä veittä
instructive vein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative veeni veeni
accusative nom. veeni veeni
gen. veeni
genitive veeni veideni
veitteni
partitive veetäni veitäni
inessive veessäni veissäni
elative veestäni veistäni
illative veeheni veihini
adessive veelläni veilläni
ablative veeltäni veiltäni
allative veelleni veilleni
essive veenäni veinäni
translative veekseni veikseni
abessive veettäni veittäni
instructive
comitative veineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative veesi veesi
accusative nom. veesi veesi
gen. veesi
genitive veesi veidesi
veittesi
partitive veetäsi veitäsi
inessive veessäsi veissäsi
elative veestäsi veistäsi
illative veehesi veihisi
adessive veelläsi veilläsi
ablative veeltäsi veiltäsi
allative veellesi veillesi
essive veenäsi veinäsi
translative veeksesi veiksesi
abessive veettäsi veittäsi
instructive
comitative veinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative veemme veemme
accusative nom. veemme veemme
gen. veemme
genitive veemme veidemme
veittemme
partitive veetämme veitämme
inessive veessämme veissämme
elative veestämme veistämme
illative veehemme veihimme
adessive veellämme veillämme
ablative veeltämme veiltämme
allative veellemme veillemme
essive veenämme veinämme
translative veeksemme veiksemme
abessive veettämme veittämme
instructive
comitative veinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative veenne veenne
accusative nom. veenne veenne
gen. veenne
genitive veenne veidenne
veittenne
partitive veetänne veitänne
inessive veessänne veissänne
elative veestänne veistänne
illative veehenne veihinne
adessive veellänne veillänne
ablative veeltänne veiltänne
allative veellenne veillenne
essive veenänne veinänne
translative veeksenne veiksenne
abessive veettänne veittänne
instructive
comitative veinenne

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compounds

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch , from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (livestock).

Noun

vêe f or n

  1. livestock (collectively)
  2. animal of livestock

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

  • vee”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vee”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Võro

Noun

vee (genitive , partitive )

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms