в

See also: В, -в, в-, в., В., and Appendix:Variations of "b"

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

Translingual

Cyrillic letter В в (В в), normal above, italics below.
Handwritten forms

Etymology

From early Cyrillic letter vědě.

Letter

в (lower case, upper case В)

  1. The 3rd letter of several Cyrillic alphabets.
  • v (Latin alphabet)

Bashkir

Pronunciation

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

Letter

в • (v) (lower case в)

  1. The third letter of the Bashkir alphabet

See also

Bulgarian

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /vɤ/

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)

  1. The third letter of the Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is въ (vɤ) and it has the sound of English v. It is preceded by Б and followed by Г.

Pronunciation 2

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

Alternative forms

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 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 ― at 8 o'clock
    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.
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 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.

Macedonian

Letter

в • (v) (lowercase, uppercase В) (italics: В, в)

  1. The third letter of the Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is в (və) and it has the sound of English v. It is preceded by Б and followed by Г.

Preposition

в • (v)

  1. Alternative form of во (vo)

See also

Ossetian

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /v/

Letter

в • (v) (upper case В)

  1. The fourth letter of the Ossetian alphabet

See also

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɛ] (phonetic respelling: вэ)

Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В) (italics: В, в)

  1. The third letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is вэ (vɛ) and it has the sound of English v. It is preceded by Б and followed by Г.
See also
  • Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: В, в

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

  • во (vo) (before certain consonant clusters)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [v] (before vowels and voiced consonants)
  • IPA(key): [f] (before voiceless consonants)
  • Audio(file)

Preposition

в • (v)

  1. (location) in, at, on (+ prepositional)
    Он в теа́тре ― On v teátre ― He’s at (in) the theater.
  2. (direction) to, into (+ accusative)
    Он идёт в теа́тр ― On idjót v teátr ― He’s going to (into) the theater.
  3. (time) at, in, on (+ accusative)
    в три часа́ ― v tri časá ― at three o’clock
    в пя́тницу ― v pjátnicu ― on Friday
  4. per
    три ра́за в день ― tri ráza v denʹ ― three times per day

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 (lower case, upper case В)

  1. The 3rd letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet.

Usage notes

Its name is в (vɛ) (old name: веди) and it has the sound of English v.

See also

  • Previous letter: б
  • Next letter: г
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