# ў

| ў | U+045E, &#1118; CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHORT U |
| Composition: | у [U+0443] + ◌̆ [U+0306] |
| ← ѝ [U+045D] | Cyrillic | џ → [U+045F] |

## Translingual
### Letter

ў (upper case Ў)
* A letter of the Cyrillic script, called short u.

### Gallery

* Regular.
* Italics.

## Belarusian
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Letter

ў • (ŭ) (lower case, upper case Ў)
* The twenty-second letter of the Belarusian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (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

### Etymology 2

From Old Belarusian въ (v), from Old East Slavic въ (vŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).

#### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /w/, /ʊ/

#### Preposition

ў • (ŭ)
* in (+ locative case)

##### Usage notes

* The forms ў (ŭ) (used after vowels) and у (u) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

##### Alternative forms

* у (u) (after consonants or at the beginning of a clause)

## Dungan
### Letter

ў • (w) (lower case, upper case Ў)
* The twenty-fifth letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Eastern Khanty
### Letter

ў (ŭ) (upper case Ў)
* A letter of the Eastern Khanty alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Ӓ ӓ, В в, И и, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, Љ љ, Ԯ ԯ, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, Ң ң, Ӈ ӈ, О о, Ө ө, Ө̆ ө̆, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ᲊ ᲊ, У у, Ў ў, Ӱ ӱ, Ҳ ҳ, Ӽ ӽ, Ҷ ҷ, Ш ш, Ы ы, Э э, Ә ә

## Itelmen
### Letter

ў (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case Ў)
* The thirty-third letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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, ˚)

## Nivkh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /w/

### Letter

ў (w) (lower case, upper case Ў)
* The thirty-second letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Northern Khanty
### Letter

ў (ŭ) (upper case Ў)
* A letter of the Northern Khanty alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, В в, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, Ԯ ԯ, Ԓ ԓ, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Ң ң, Ӈ ӈ, Њ њ, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ᲊ ᲊ, У у, Ў ў, Х х, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ы ы, Є є, Э э, Ә ә

## Uzbek
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /o, ø/

### Letter

ў (oʻ) (lower case, upper case Ў)
* The thirty-second letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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