V

V
V v
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values[v]
[w]
[β̞]
[f]
[b]
[u]
[ə]
[ə̃]
[y]
[ʋ]
[ɯ]
[ɤ]
In UnicodeU+0056, U+0076
Alphabetical position22
History
Development
Time period~−700 to present
Descendants • U
 • W
 •
 •
 •
 •
 •
SistersF
Ѵ
У
Ў
Ұ
Ү

ו
و
ܘ

וּ
וֹ

𐎆
𐡅



TransliterationsY, U, W
Other
Associated graphsv(x)
Writing directionLeft-to-right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

V, or v, is the twenty-second letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is vee (pronounced /ˈv/), plural vees.[1]

  1. ^ "V", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "vee", op. cit.