в

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.

в (upper case В)

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

в (upper case В)

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

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  Regular.
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  Italics.
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  Handwritten.

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

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

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

• (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

в (w) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (Cyrillic-script letters) 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

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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /v/

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

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

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в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).

• във (vǎv)

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

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 blǎsna v dǎrvoto.

   The car crashed into the tree.

   Не внимавах и се блъснах в стена.

   Ne vnimavah i se blǎsnah 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 sǎm

   to be in the room

   Срещнахме се в училище.

   Sreštnahme se v učilište.

   We met at school.

   пътувам в автобуса/метрото

   pǎtuvam 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 petǎk

   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/sǎštoto 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

   prevrǎštam v kamǎk

   to turn into stone

   превръщам в пепел/прах/развалини

   prevrǎštam v pepel/prah/razvalini

   to reduce to ashes/powder/ruins

   превръщам километри в мили

   prevrǎštam kilometri v mili

   to convert kilometres into miles

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

   в безсъзнание съм

   v bezsǎznanie sǎm

   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 sǎstojanie

   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

   vǎrvja v krak

   to keep in step

   слушам в захлас

   slušam v zahlas

   to listen in a daze

   в галоп/тръс

   v galop/trǎs

   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 dobǎr v profesijata si.

    He is very good at his job.

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 vǎv kǎštata, a ne otvǎn.

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.

• в- (v-)

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

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

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

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

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в (w) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

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

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

• (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, ˚)

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ۆ
Cyrillic	в
Latin	v

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /v/

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

• IPA^(key): /v/

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

Only used in words of foreign origin.

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

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

• Audio:

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в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v)

1. Alternative form of во (vo)

• во (vo)

• IPA^(key): /ˈw̜/
• Syllabification: в (1 syllable)

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

• IPA^(key): /v/

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

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.

• (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

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /v/

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

• (phoneme)
  • IPA^(key): [v]

    • Audio:

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

    • Audio:

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• (letter name)
  • IPA^(key): [vɛ]

    • Audio:

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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)

• (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

• 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.

PIE word
*h₁en

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

• въ (v) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
• во (vo) — used before certain consonant clusters

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

• Audio:

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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”)

• 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.

• в- (v-), во- (vo-)

Abbreviation of вольт (volʹt).

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

в • (v) m inan (indeclinable)

1. V, volt

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʋ/

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

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

• (Cyrillic-script letters) 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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (w°) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

• IPA^(key): [ʋ]

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в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

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

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)

• у (followed by a consonant)

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Ў ў, Қ қ, Ғ ғ, Ҳ ҳ

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

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

• (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