Category:V

1. V, the twenty-second letter of the english alphabet, is a vocal Consonant. V and u are only varieties of the same character, u being The cursive form, while v is better adapted for engraving, as in Stone. The two letters were formerly used indiscriminately, and till A comparatively recent date words containing them were often classed Together in dictionaries and other books of reference (see u). The Letter v is from the latin alphabet, where it was used both as a Consonant (about like english w) and as a vowel. The latin derives it From it from a form (v) of the greek vowel upsilon (see y), this Greek letter being either from the same semitic letter as the digamma F (see f), or else added by the greeks to the alphabet which they Took from the semitic. Etymologically v is most nearly related to u, W, f, b, p; as in vine, wine; avoirdupois, habit, have; safe, save; Trover, troubadour, trope. See u, f, etc. See guide to pronunciation, § 265; also §§ 155, 169, 178-179, etc.

2. As a numeral, v stands for five, in english and latin.