# в

| в | U+0432, &#1074; 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 | U+1C80, &#7296; CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ROUNDED VE |
| ← ᱿ [U+1C7F] | Cyrillic Extended-C | ᲁ → [U+1C81] |

## Translingual
### Letter

в (upper case В)
* A letter of the Cyrillic script, called ve.

### Letter

в (upper case В)
* A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called vede or vedi.

### Gallery

* Regular.
* Italics.
* Handwritten.

## Abaza
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Abkhaz
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Adyghe
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Aghul
### Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Alutor
### Letter

в (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Archi
### Letter

в (w) (lower case, upper case В)
* The seventh letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Avar
### Letter

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Azerbaijani
### Letter

в (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) һәрф; 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

## Bashkir
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /w/, (in Russian borrowings) /v/

### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Belarusian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /v/

### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third 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

## Bulgarian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: [v]
* (letter name) IPA: [vɤ]
* (in acronyms) IPA: [vɛ]
* Audio (letter name):(file)

#### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called въ (v), and written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (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

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).

#### Alternative forms

* във (vǎv)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (before vowels and voiceless consonants) /f/, (before voiced consonants) /v/

#### Preposition

в • (v)
* going inside (of) or within the limits of, into, in, at, to
    влизам в стаятаvlizam v stajatato go into the room
    качвам се в колатаkačvam se v kolatato get in the car
    пристигам в хотелаpristigam v hotelato arrive at the hotel
* 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.
* used to indicate where something is or where something happens, in, at, on
    в стаята съмv stajata sǎmto be in the room
    Срещнахме се в училище.Sreštnahme se v učilište.We met at school.
    пътувам в автобуса/метротоpǎtuvam v avtobusa/metrototo travel on the bus/tube
* used with certain time expressions to say when something happens, at, in, on, during
    в 8 часаv 8 časain 8 hours
    в петъкv petǎkon Friday
    в 1988v 1988in 1988
    в деветнадесетия векv devetnadesetija vekin/during the nineteenth century
    в това/същото времеv tova/sǎštoto vremeat that/the same time
    в моментаv momentaat the moment
    в един мигv edin migmomentarily/in a moment
    в началотоv načalotoin the beginning
    в началото на годинатаv načaloto na godinataat the beginning of the year
* used to indicate a change in state, to, into
    превръщам в камъкprevrǎštam v kamǎkto turn into stone
    превръщам в пепел/прах/развалиниprevrǎštam v pepel/prah/razvalinito reduce to ashes/powder/ruins
    превръщам километри в милиprevrǎštam kilometri v milito convert kilometres into miles
* used to indicate a state or condition, in, on
    в безсъзнание съмv bezsǎznanie sǎmto be in a dead faint/to be unconscious
    в движениеv dviženiein motion/on the move
    в добро здравословно състояниеv dobro zdravoslovno sǎstojaniein good health
    в покойv pokojin repose/at rest/motionless
    в комаv komain a coma
* used to show how or in what way something is done, in, at
    плащам в долари/бройplaštam v dolari/brojto pay in dollars/cash
    меря в километриmerja v kilometrito measure in kilometres
    марширувам в стройmarširuvam v strojto march in formation
    вървя в кракvǎrvja v krakto keep in step
    слушам в захласslušam v zahlasto listen in a daze
    в галоп/тръсv galop/trǎsat a gallop/trot
* used to indicate the parts forming something, in
    роман в три частиroman v tri častia novel in three volumes
    филм в два епизодаfilm v dva epizodaa film in two episodes
* used to describe the clothes or the colour of something, in
    облечен в черно/черна ризаoblečen v černo/černa rizadressed in black/a black shirt
    стени, боядисани в синьоsteni, bojadisani v sinjowalls painted blue
* 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.

##### Related terms

* в действителност (v dejstvitelnost)
* в заключение (v zaključenie)
* в името на (v imeto na)
* в случай на (v slučaj na)
* в случай че (v slučaj če)
* в частност (v častnost)
* в чест на (v čest na)
* във всеки случай (vǎv vseki slučaj)

### Anagrams

* в- (v-)

## Buryat
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Buryat 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, 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

## Chechen
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Chukchi
### Letter

в (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Chukchi 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, 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

## Chuvash
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Chuvash 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, 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

## Crimean Tatar
### Letter

в (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Dargwa
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Dungan
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third 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 Mari
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Eastern Mari 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, 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

## Even
### Letter

в (w) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Even 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, 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

## Evenki
### Letter

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Evenki 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, 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

## Ingush
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Itelmen
### Letter

в (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth 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, ˚)

## Kabardian
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Kalmyk
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Kazakh
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /v/

### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Khakas
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Kumyk
### Letter

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Kyrgyz
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /v/

### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called ве (ve), and written in the Cyrillic script.

#### Usage notes

Only used in words of foreign origin.

#### 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, 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

## Lezgi
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Macedonian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /v/
* (letter name): IPA: [və]
* Audio:(file)

#### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Macedonian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (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

### Etymology 2
#### Preposition

в • (v)
* Alternative form of во (vo)

##### Related terms

* во (vo)

## Mongolian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈw̜/
* Syllabification: в (1 syllable)

### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called вэ (ve), and written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Nivkh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /v/

### Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third 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 Mansi
### Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Northern Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Old Church Slavonic
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* A letter of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, called вѣдѣ (vědě), and written in the Old Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Old Novgorodian
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* A letter of the Old Novgorodian alphabet, written in the Old Cyrillic script.
** c. 1025‒1050, Берестяная грамота № 591 [Birchbark letter no. 591]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д е ж ꙃ ꙁ [м] л н о п р с т оу ф х ц ч ш ъ ѣ ѫ ѭ у ѧa b v g d je ž dz z [m] l n o p r s t u f x ć ć š ŭ jě ǫ jǫ u ję
** c. 1160‒1180, Берестяная грамота № Свинц. 2 [Birchbark letter no. Lead 2]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д е ж ѕ ꙁ и і кa b v g d je ž dz z i i k
** c. 1180‒1200, Берестяная грамота № 460 [Birchbark letter no. 460]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и ї к л м н о п р с т уо ѳ х ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ѣ ѫ ю у ѧa b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x o ć ć š ść ŭ jě ǫ ju u ję
** c. 1200‒1220, Берестяная грамота № 778 [Birchbark letter no. 778]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д е ж ꙃ ꙁ и ї к л м н о п р с т оу ф х ѿ ц ч ш ъ ѣ ѫ ѫ ю ѧa b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x otŭ ć ć š ŭ jě ǫ ǫ ju ję
** c. 1220‒1240, Берестяная грамота № 783 [Birchbark letter no. 783]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д е ж ѕ ꙁa b v g d je ž dz z
** c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 199 [Birchbark letter no. 199]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д ¦ е ж ꙅ ꙁ и и к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х ѿ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ [ь] ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧ …a b v g d ¦ je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x otŭ ć ć š ść ŭ y [ĭ] jě u ju ǫ ję …
** c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 201 [Birchbark letter no. 201]‎, Novgorod:а б : в г : д е : ж ꙅ : ꙁ и : і к : л м : н о : п р : с т : у ѳ х ѿ : ц ч : ш щ : ъ ꙑ : ь ѣ : ꙋ ю : ѫ ѧ : …a b : v g : d je : ž dz : z i : i k : l m : n o : p r : s t : u θ x otŭ : ć ć : š ść : ŭ y : ĭ jě : u ju : ǫ ję : …
** c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 205 [Birchbark letter no. 205]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х отъ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧa b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x otŭ ć ć š ść ŭ y ĭ jě u ju ǫ ję
** c. 1340‒1360, Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 25 [Birchbark letter no. St. R. 25]‎, Staraya Russa:а б в г … н о - - - т у ѳ х [ѿ] … [ъ] - [ь] ѣ ѫ - …a b v g … n o - - - t u θ x [otŭ] … [ŭ] - [ĭ] jě ǫ - …
** c. 1360‒1380, Берестяная грамота № 576 [Birchbark letter no. 576]‎, Novgorod:+ а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х+ a b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x
** c. 1380‒1400, Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 24 [Birchbark letter no. St. R. 24]‎, Staraya Russa:а б в г д е ж [ꙅ] ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х [ѿ] ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ѧa b v g d je ž [dz] z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x [otŭ] o ć ć š ść ŭ y ĭ jě ję

## Orok
### Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Orok alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Ossetian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /v/

### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [v]

### Etymology 1
#### Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Pannonian Rusyn alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (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, 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, Ю ю, Я я, Ь ь

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Slovak v, from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).

#### Preposition

в (v) (rare)
* to, into [with accusative]
    Synonyms: ґу (gu), до (do)
    пошол в далєки швет ― pošol v daljeki švet ― he went to a distant world
* in, at, on [with locative]
    Synonym: у (u)
    в родзеним краю ― v rodzenim kraju ― in the native region

##### Usage notes

* Use of в (v) is now rare, and chiefly only used as an artistic choice to preserve rhythmicity.
* Largely displaced by у (u) especially in speech, except in compounds such as всоботу (vsobotu) or вєшенї (vješenji).

#### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “в”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

## Romanian
### Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Russian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (phoneme)
** IPA: [v]
*** Audio:(file)
** IPA: [vʲ]
** IPA: [f]
*** Audio:(file)
* (letter name)
** IPA: [vɛ]
*** Audio:(file)

#### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Russian alphabet, called вэ (vɛ), and written in the Cyrillic script.
    Alternative form: (archaic) ѵ (v)

##### See also

* (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

#### References

* 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.

### Etymology 2

* 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.

#### Alternative forms

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [v] (before vowels and voiced consonants)
* IPA: [f] (before voiceless consonants)
* IPA: [və] (when pausing to think)
* Audio:(file)

#### Preposition

в • (v)
* [with prepositional]
** (location) in, at, on
    Он в теа́тре ― On v teátre ― He’s at (in) the theater.
* [with accusative]
** (direction) to, into
    Он идёт в теа́тр ― On idjót v teátr ― He’s going to (into) the theater.
** (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
** 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
** (indicating aim or purpose) for, as
    сказа́ть в шу́тку ― skazátʹ v šútku ― say as a joke
** (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”)
* [with nominative]
** (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”)

##### Usage notes

* 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.

##### Related terms

* в- (v-), во- (vo-)

### Etymology 3

Abbreviation of вольт (volʹt).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [volʲt] (phonetic respelling: вольт)

#### Noun

в • (v) m inan (indeclinable)
* V, volt

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /ʋ/

### Letter

в (lower case, upper case В, Latin spelling v)
* The third letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Southern Altai
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Southern Altai alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Tabasaran
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Tabasaran alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Tajik
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Tajik alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Tatar
### Letter

в • (w) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Tundra Nenets
### Letter

в • (w°) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Tundra Nenets 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, 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

## Tuvan
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Tuvan 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, 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

## Udmurt
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Udmurt 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, 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

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʋ]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1
#### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called ве (ve), and written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (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

### Etymology 2

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

#### Preposition

в • (v)
* in, at [with locative] (used to express static position/location; followed by a vowel)
* in, into, to [with accusative] (movement to reach a place and go inside it; followed by a vowel)

##### Alternative forms

* у (followed by a consonant)

## Uzbek
### Letter

в (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third 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

## Western Mari
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The fourth letter of the Western Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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

## Yakut
### Letter

в • (v) (lower case, upper case В)
* The third letter of the Yakut alphabet, called вэ (ve), and written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (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