V-form

English

Etymology

From the first letter of the second-person plural pronoun in Romance languages; ultimately from Latin vos.

Noun

V-form (plural V-forms)

(linguistics) A second-person pronoun used in formal situations, to address unfamiliar people and superiors.

Antonyms

(formal second-person pronoun): T-form

Translations

formal second-person pronoun

Finnish: teitittelymuoto

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