v.

• V.

Abbreviation of Latin vēna (“vein”).

v. (plural vv.)

1. (anatomy) vein

Shortening of corresponding words.

v. (not comparable)

1. very

v. (uncountable)

1. version
2. verb
3. victim

v.

1. (law, sports) versus

   Brown v. Board of Education

• (law) v
• vs.

• 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.

v.

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

From Latin versus (“verse”).

v. (plural vv.)

1. verse

v.

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

v.

1. Abbreviation of van (in surnames)

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.

v.

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

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.

v.

1. Abbreviation of vezi (“see”).

Abbreviation of vidi.

v. (Cyrillic spelling в.)

1. see

Abbreviation of vek/vijek.

v. (Cyrillic spelling в.)

1. century

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

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

v. (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of vice (“vice-”).

   v. VD

   vice-president