Skip navigation.

v - What does it mean?

Definition of 'v'

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info|previous=u|next=w|image=

Etymology 1

Minuscule variation of Latin V, from seventh century Old Latin adoption of Old Italic letter .

Letter

  • The twenty-second letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script) * (select symbols) * (other scripts) Cyrillic * (pedialite)

    Etymology 2

    Lower case form of upper case roman numeral V, from abbreviation of IIII? or IIIIV (representing 5), from tally stick markings resembling \\\\? or ////?, from the practice of designating each fifth notch with a double cut, like the corresponding Western tally mark,

    Alternative forms

    * V,

    Numeral

  • cardinal number five (5).
  • See also

    * Previous: iv (4) * Next: vi (6) *

    Etymology 3

    Symbol

    (head)
  • velocity
  • ).
  • See also

    {{Letter |page=V |NATO=Victor |Morse=···– |Character=V |Braille=? }} Image:Latin V.png|Capital and lowercase versions of V , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter V.png|Uppercase and lowercase V in Fraktur ----

    Similar to 'v'

    vv