в

See also: В [U+0412 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER VE], ϐ [U+03D0 GREEK BETA SYMBOL], 𞀲 [U+1E032 MODIFIER LETTER CYRILLIC SMALL VE], -в, в-, в., В., and Appendix:Variations of "b"

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в U+0432, в CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER VE ← б [U+0431] Cyrillic г → [U+0433]

A distinctive glyph is used for Bulgarian. It resembles the handwritten form in Russian.

Character variations

ᲀ U+1C80, ᲀ CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ROUNDED VE ← ᱿ [U+1C7F] Cyrillic Extended-C ᲁ → [U+1C81]

Translingual

Letter

в (lower case, upper case В)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic script, called ve.

Letter

в (lower case, upper case В)

1. A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called vede or vedi.

Gallery

• 
  Regular.
• 
  Italics.
• 
  Handwritten.

Usage notes

The Unicode character ᲀ (U+1C80 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ROUNDED VE) is a manuscript variant, not a distinct letter.

Abaza

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъь гъь, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Гӏв гӏв, Д д, Дж дж, Джв джв, Джь джь, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жв жв, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кв кв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Къь къь, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Кӏь кӏь, Л л, Ль ль, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тл тл, Тш тш, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хв хв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Хӏв хӏв, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Шв шв, Шӏ шӏ, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Abkhaz

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гь гь, Гә гә, Ӷ ӷ, Ӷь ӷь, Ӷә ӷә, Д д, Дә дә, Е е, Ж ж, Жь жь, Жә жә, З з, Ӡ ӡ, Ӡә ӡә, И и, К к, Кь кь, Кә кә, Қ қ, Қь қь, Қә қә, Ҟ ҟ, Ҟь ҟь, Ҟә ҟә, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Ԥ ԥ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тә тә, Ҭ ҭ, Ҭә ҭә, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хә хә, Ҳ ҳ, Ҳә ҳә, Ц ц, Цә цә, Ҵ ҵ, Ҵә ҵә, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ҽ ҽ, Ҿ ҿ, Ш ш, Шь шь, Шә шә, Ы ы, Ҩ ҩ, Џ џ, Џь џь, Ь ь, Ә ә

Aghul

Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Дж дж, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чч чч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, ӏ ӏ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Alutor

Letter

в (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Вʼ вʼ, Г г, Гʼ гʼ, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Archi

Letter

в (w) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The seventh letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аа аа, Аӏ аӏ, Ааӏ ааӏ, Ы ы, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гь гь, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъӏ гъӏ, Гъӏв гъӏв, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ее ее, Еӏ еӏ, Ж ж, Жв жв, З з, Зв зв, И и, Ии ии, Иӏ иӏ, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Кв кв, Ккв ккв, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Ккъ ккъ, Къӏ къӏ, Ккъӏ ккъӏ, Къӏв къӏв, Ккъӏв ккъӏв, Кь кь, Кьв кьв, Л л, Лъ лъ, Ллъ ллъ, Лъв лъв, Ллъв ллъв, Лӏ лӏ, Лӏв лӏв, М м, Н н, О о, Оо оо, Оӏ оӏ, Ооӏ ооӏ, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Сс сс, Св св, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, Тв тв, У у, Уу уу, Уӏ уӏ, Х х, Хх хх, Хв хв, Ххв ххв, Хӏ хӏ, Хьӏ хьӏ, Ххьӏ ххьӏ, Хьӏв хьӏв, Ххьӏв ххьӏв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хъӏ хъӏ, Хъӏв хъӏв, Ц ц, Цв цв, Цӏ цӏ, Ццӏ ццӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Щ щ, Шв шв, Щв щв, Э э, Ээ ээ, Эӏ эӏ

Avar

Letter

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, Лъ лъ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Azerbaijani

Letter

в (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) һәрф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ы ы, Ј ј, К к, Ҝ ҝ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ч ч, Ҹ ҹ, Ш ш

Bashkir

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /w/, (in Russian borrowings) /v/

Letter

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) хәреф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Ҙ ҙ, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ҡ ҡ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ә ә, Ю ю, Я я

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /v/

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Belarusian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, І і, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): [v]
• (letter name) IPA^(key): [vɤ]
• (in acronyms) IPA^(key): [vɛ]

• Audio (letter name):

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Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called въ (v) and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и (Ѝ ѝ), Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énder.

Proto-Slavic *vъ(n)

Old Church Slavonic въ (vŭ)

Bulgarian в

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic въ (vŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).

Alternative forms

• във (văv)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before vowels and voiceless consonants) /f/, (before voiced consonants) /v/

Preposition

в • (v)

1. going inside (of) or within the limits of, into, in, at, to

   влизам в стаята

   vlizam v stajata

   to go into the room

   качвам се в колата

   kačvam se v kolata

   to get in the car

   пристигам в хотела

   pristigam v hotela

   to arrive at the hotel

2. against, especially with force or violence, into

   Колата се блъсна в дървото.

   Kolata se blăsna v dărvoto.

   The car crashed into the tree.

   Не внимавах и се блъснах в стена.

   Ne vnimavah i se blăsnah v stena.

   I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall.

3. used to indicate where something is or where something happens, in, at, on

   в стаята съм

   v stajata săm

   to be in the room

   Срещнахме се в училище.

   Sreštnahme se v učilište.

   We met at school.

   пътувам в автобуса/метрото

   pătuvam v avtobusa/metroto

   to travel on the bus/tube

4. used with certain time expressions to say when something happens, at, in, on, during

   в 8 часа

   v 8 časa

   in 8 hours

   в петък

   v petăk

   on Friday

   в 1988

   v 1988

   in 1988

   в деветнадесетия век

   v devetnadesetija vek

   in/during the nineteenth century

   в това/същото време

   v tova/săštoto vreme

   at that/the same time

   в момента

   v momenta

   at the moment

   в един миг

   v edin mig

   momentarily/in a moment

   в началото

   v načaloto

   in the beginning

   в началото на годината

   v načaloto na godinata

   at the beginning of the year

5. used to indicate a change in state, to, into

   превръщам в камък

   prevrăštam v kamăk

   to turn into stone

   превръщам в пепел/прах/развалини

   prevrăštam v pepel/prah/razvalini

   to reduce to ashes/powder/ruins

   превръщам километри в мили

   prevrăštam kilometri v mili

   to convert kilometres into miles

6. used to indicate a state or condition, in, on

   в безсъзнание съм

   v bezsăznanie săm

   to be in a dead faint/to be unconscious

   в движение

   v dviženie

   in motion/on the move

   в добро здравословно състояние

   v dobro zdravoslovno săstojanie

   in good health

   в покой

   v pokoj

   in repose/at rest/motionless

   в кома

   v koma

   in a coma

7. used to show how or in what way something is done, in, at

   плащам в долари/брой

   plaštam v dolari/broj

   to pay in dollars/cash

   меря в километри

   merja v kilometri

   to measure in kilometres

   марширувам в строй

   marširuvam v stroj

   to march in formation

   вървя в крак

   vărvja v krak

   to keep in step

   слушам в захлас

   slušam v zahlas

   to listen in a daze

   в галоп/тръс

   v galop/trăs

   at a gallop/trot

8. used to indicate the parts forming something, in

   роман в три части

   roman v tri časti

   a novel in three volumes

   филм в два епизода

   film v dva epizoda

   a film in two episodes

9. used to describe the clothes or the colour of something, in

   облечен в черно/черна риза

   oblečen v černo/černa riza

   dressed in black/a black shirt

   стени, боядисани в синьо

   steni, bojadisani v sinjo

   walls painted blue

10. used to indicate a sphere where a certain quality is present, at

    Той е много добър в професията си.

    Toj e mnogo dobăr v profesijata si.

    He is very good at his job.

Usage notes

In writing, във is used in front of words starting with в or ф and в is used elsewhere. In speech, в and във are used interchangeably. In writing and in speech, във is also used as a stressed form of в, even before words not beginning with в or ф, as in

Тя е във къщата, а не отвън.

Tja e văv kăštata, a ne otvăn.

She is in the house, not outside.

In verse, във can also be used in front of words not starting with в or ф in order to maintain the syllable structure of the line.

Related terms

• в действителност (v dejstvitelnost)
• в заключение (v zaključenie)
• в името на (v imeto na)
• в случай на (v slučaj na)
• в случай че (v slučaj če)
• в частност (v častnost)
• в чест на (v čest na)
• във всеки случай (văv vseki slučaj)

Anagrams

• в- (v-)

Buryat

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Chechen

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Оь оь, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Юь юь, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Chukchi

Letter

в (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ʼ ʼ

Chuvash

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ӗ ӗ, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ӳ ӳ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Crimean Tatar

Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нъ нъ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Дж дж, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Dargwa

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Dungan

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ә ә, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

East Circassian

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the East Circassian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Э э, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кхъ кхъ, Кхъу кхъу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Фӏ фӏ, Х х, Ху ху, Хь хь, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Щӏ щӏ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Eastern Mari

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Erzya

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /v/

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Erzya alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Even

Letter

в (w) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, Ө ө, Ӫ ӫ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Evenki

Letter

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Ingush

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Itelmen

Letter

в (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Ӄ ӄ, Ӄʼ ӄʼ, Л л, Љ љ, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̆ о̆, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ӽ ӽ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Чʼ чʼ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ә ә, Э э, Ю ю, Я я (ʼ, ˚)

Kalmyk

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Һ һ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	ۆ
Cyrillic	в
Latin	v

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /v/

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ұ ұ, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, І і, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Khakas

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, І і, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӌ ӌ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kumyk

Letter

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нг нг, О о, Оь оь, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v/

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called ве (ve) and written in the Cyrillic script.

Usage notes

Only used in words of foreign origin.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Lezgi

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Macedonian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /v/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [və]

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Macedonian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ѓ ѓ, Е е, Ж ж, З з, Ѕ ѕ, И и, Ј ј, К к, Л л, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ќ ќ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Џ џ, Ш ш

Etymology 2

Preposition

в • (v)

1. alternative form of во (vo)

Related terms

• во (vo)

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈw̜/
• Syllabification: в

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called вэ (ve) and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) үсэг; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Nivkh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v/

Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ӷ ӷ, Ғ ғ, Ӻ ӻ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Қ қ, Қʼ қʼ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, Р̆ р̆, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ӿ ӿ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Northern Mansi

Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Northern Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, А̄ а̄, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Е̄ е̄, Ё ё, Ё̄ ё̄, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̄ о̄, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ы̄ ы̄, Ь ь, Э э, Э̄ э̄, Ю ю, Ю̄ ю̄, Я я, Я̄ я̄

Old Church Slavonic

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. A letter of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, called вѣдѣ (vědě) and written in the Old Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Old Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е (Є є), Ж ж, Ѕ ѕ (Ꙃ ꙃ), З з (Ꙁ ꙁ), И и, І і (Ї ї), Ꙉ ꙉ, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Оу оу (Ꙋ ꙋ), Ф ф, Х х, Ѡ ѡ (Ѿ ѿ), Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ꙑ ꙑ, Ь ь, Ѣ ѣ, Ꙗ ꙗ, Ѥ ѥ, Ю ю, Ѫ ѫ, Ѭ ѭ, Ѧ ѧ (Ꙙ ꙙ), Ѩ ѩ (Ꙝ ꙝ), Ѯ ѯ, Ѱ ѱ, Ѳ ѳ, Ѵ ѵ, Ҁ ҁ

Old East Slavic

Preposition

в (v)

1. alternative form of въ (vŭ, “inside”) [with locative]
   • c. 1425, Hypatian Codex‎^[1], page 7:

     Се же соуть и҆мена кнѧ̀ꙁемь кие҆вьскыⷨ кнѧжившиⷨ в кие҆вѣ.

     Se že sutĭ imena knę̀zemĭ kijevĭskyⷨ knęživšiⷨ v kijevě.

     And these are the names of the Kievan princes who ruled in Kiev.

2. alternative form of въ (vŭ, “into”) [with accusative]

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “въ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[2] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 323

Old Novgorodian

Pronunciation

• (9^th c. CE) IPA^(key): /w/
• (11^th‒15^th c. CE) IPA^(key): /ʋ/

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Old Novgorodian alphabet, written in the Old Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Old Cyrillic-script letters) боукꙑ; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, Ѕ ѕ, З з, И и, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Оу оу, Ф ф, Х х, Ѡ ѡ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ꙑ ꙑ, Ь ь, Ѣ ѣ, Ꙗ ꙗ, Ѥ ѥ, Ю ю, Ѫ ѫ, Ѭ ѭ, Ѧ ѧ, Ѩ ѩ, Ѯ ѯ, Ѱ ѱ, Ѳ ѳ, Ѵ ѵ

Orok

Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Orok alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, А̄ а̄, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Е̄ е̄, Ӡ ӡ, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Ј ј, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ԩ ԩ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̄ о̄, Ө ө, Ө̄ ө̄, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Х х, Ч ч, Э э, Э̄ э̄

Ossetian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /v/

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӕ ӕ, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пъ пъ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тъ тъ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Ц ц, Цъ цъ, Ч ч, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [v]

Etymology 1

Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Pannonian Rusyn alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ю ю, Я я, Ь ь

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énder.

Proto-Slavic *vъ(n)

Old Slovak v

Pannonian Rusyn в

Inherited from Old Slovak v, from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).

Preposition

в (v) (rare, literary)

1. to, into [with accusative]

   Synonyms: ґу (gu), до (do)

   пошол в далєки швет ― pošol v daljeki švet ― he went to a distant world

2. in, at, on [with locative]

   Synonym: у (u)

   в родзеним краю ― v rodzenim kraju ― in the native region

Usage notes

• Use of в (v) is now rare, and chiefly only used as an artistic choice to preserve rhythmicity.
• Largely displaced by у (u) especially in speech, except in compounds such as всоботу (vsobotu) or вєшенї (vješenji).

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “в”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 103

Romanian

Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, Ӂ ӂ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)
  • IPA^(key): [v]

    • Audio:

      (file)

  • IPA^(key): [vʲ]
  • IPA^(key): [f]

    • Audio:

      (file)

• (letter name)
  • IPA^(key): [vɛ]

    • Audio:

      (file)

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Russian alphabet, called вэ (vɛ) and written in the Cyrillic script.

   Alternative form: (archaic) ѵ (v)

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) бу́ква; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

References

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “в”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Etymology 2

PIE word
*h₁en

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énder.

Proto-Slavic *vъ(n)

Old East Slavic въ (vŭ)

Russian в

Inherited from Old East Slavic въ (vŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥, zero-grade form of *h₁én.

Alternative forms

• въ (v) — pre-1918 spelling
• во (vo) — used before certain consonant clusters

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [v] (before vowels and voiced consonants)
• IPA^(key): [f] (before voiceless consonants)
• IPA^(key): [və] (when pausing to think)

• Audio:

  (file)

Preposition

в • (v)

1. [with prepositional]
   1. (location) in, at, on

      Он в теа́тре ― On v teátre ― He’s at (in) the theater.

2. [with accusative]
   1. (direction) to, into

      Он идёт в теа́тр ― On idjót v teátr ― He’s going to (into) the theater.

   2. (time) at, in, on

      в три часа́ ― v tri časá ― at three o’clock

      в часа́ три ― v časá tri ― at about three o'clock

      в пя́тницу ― v pjátnicu ― on Friday

   3. per

      три ра́за в день ― tri ráza v denʹ ― three times per day

      ра́за три в день ― ráza tri v denʹ ― about three times per day

   4. (indicating aim or purpose) for, as

      сказа́ть в шу́тку ― skazátʹ v šútku ― say as a joke

   5. (indicating exact correspondence, equivalence) for

      оди́н в оди́н ― odín v odín ― one for one

      копе́йка в копе́йку ― kopéjka v kopéjku ― dollar for dollar (literally, “kopeck for kopeck”)

      душа́ в ду́шу ― dušá v dúšu ― in perfect harmony (literally, “soul for soul”)

3. [with nominative]
   1. (indicating becoming, joining) as

      идти́ в го́сти ― idtí v gósti ― to visit (literally, “to go as guests”)

      идти́ в банди́ты ― idtí v bandíty ― to become a bandit/bandits (literally, “to go as bandits”)

      пойти́ в поли́тики ― pojtí v polítiki ― to enter politics (literally, “to go as politicians”)

      выйти́ в рабо́чие ― vyjtí v rabóčije ― to join the workforce (literally, “to exit as workers”)

      выйти́ в лю́ди ― vyjtí v ljúdi ― to go out (literally, “to leave as people”)

      про́чить кого-то в нача́льники (насле́дники) ― próčitʹ kovo-to v načálʹniki (naslédniki) ― to expect someone to become the boss (the heir) (literally, “to expect as bosses (heirs)”)

      уйти́ в профессиона́лы ― ujtí v professionály ― to go pro/professional (literally, “to leave as professionals”)

      переквалифици́роваться в управдо́мы ― perekvalificírovatʹsja v upravdómy ― to retrain as a building superintendent

      оста́вить себя́ в зало́жники ― ostávitʹ sebjá v zalóžniki ― to become a hostage (literally, “to leave oneself as hostages”)

      вы́брать (себе́) в мужья́/жёны/супру́ги ― výbratʹ (sebé) v mužʹjá/žóny/suprúgi ― to choose a husband/wife/spouse (for oneself) (literally, “to choose (for oneself) as husbands/wives/spouses”)

      взять в жёны ― vzjatʹ v žóny ― to take as a wife

      бежа́ть в мона́хини ― bežátʹ v monáxini ― to run away to become a nun (literally, “to flee as nuns”)

      пода́ться в бе́сы ― podátʹsja v bésy ― to become a demon/demons (literally, “to give in as demons”)

Usage notes

• The alternative form во (vo) is used before some awkward consonant clusters, such as во второ́м, во вто́рник, во Флори́де.
• Sense 3 of в is one of only two environments in Russian in which a preposition takes a nominative argument; the other is что́ за.

Related terms

• в- (v-), во- (vo-)

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of вольт (volʹt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [volʲt] (phonetic respelling: вольт)

Noun

в • (v) m inan (indeclinable)

1. V, volt

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʋ/

Letter

в (Latin spelling v, lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) сло̏во; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ђ ђ, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ј ј, К к, Л л, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ћ ћ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Џ џ, Ш ш

Southern Altai

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Southern Altai alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ј ј, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tabasaran

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Tabasaran alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ʼ

Tajik

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Tajik alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tatar

Letter

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tundra Nenets

Letter

в • (w°) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Tundra Nenets alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ʼ, ˮ

Tuvan

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Tuvan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Udmurt

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Udmurt alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Ӝ ӝ, З з, Ӟ ӟ, И и, Ӥ ӥ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӵ ӵ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋ]

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Etymology 1

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called ве (ve) and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, І і, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic въ (vŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥, zero-grade form of *h₁én.

Preposition

в • (v)

1. in, at [with locative] (used to express static position/location; followed by a vowel)
2. in, into, to [with accusative] (movement to reach a place and go inside it; followed by a vowel)

Alternative forms

• у (u) — followed by a consonant
• вві (vvi), ві (vi), во (vo), ув (uv), уві (uvi) — rare

Uzbek

Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) ҳарф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Ў ў, Қ қ, Ғ ғ, Ҳ ҳ

West Circassian

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the West Circassian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Western Mari

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The fourth letter of the Western Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӓ ӓ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ӹ ӹ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Yakut

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

1. The third letter of the Yakut alphabet, called вэ (ve) and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ҕ ҕ, Д д, Дь дь, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, Нь нь, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Һ һ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я