V V

V - Definition and Overview

Latin alphabet
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

V v

V is the twenty-second letter in the modern Latin alphabet.

Like F, Greek Ypsilon has Semitic Waw as its letter of origin. The Etruscans somehow simplified the letter to V. Its Etruscan sound value was /u/; but since Latin lacked a letter for /w/, Romans used V for both /w/ and /u/, as in QVVS. In some Roman hands, it was written as a modern uppercase V, while in others like uncial it resembled modern lowercase u. With the Mediaeval introduction of the distinction between both cases, the pair was written as V/u, as in Vniuersitas. In Romance languages, V came to represent /v/ which developed from /w/; Around the Renaissance, U and V were felt as sounds different enough to warrant their own letters, and a lowercase v and an uppercase U were developed. A similar evolution happened with I/J.

German W (or double u, from VV) originally was pronounced as the English letter – but was pronounced /v/ since Middle High German times. At the same time, V was in German pronounced as in English, but the German Vau soon stood for /f/ again (the same is probably now happening in Dutch).

See SAMPA Chart for pronunciation key.

Victor represents the letter V in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Meanings for V

Outside The Varsity, Atlanta, Georgia

See also

Two-letter combinations starting with V:

Letter-digit combinations starting with V:


Example Usage of V

Naomy23: Home watchin t.V...
freeeky: Namest dab bla na poti V #k4 cakam na izVide V ukcju. Bedarija. #fml
clarewhiston: @hgholt Not entirely sure. But mine goes down to zero fairly quickly then I'm locked out for about 20 mins. V frustrating!
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