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Translingual[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a modification of the Latin letter V (“ve”), from the Etruscan letter 𐌖 (u, “u”), from the Ancient Greek letter Υ (U, “ypsilon”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (w, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏲.
Letter[edit]
W (lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also[edit]
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter W): Ẃẃ Ẁẁ Ŵŵ Ẅẅ Ẇẇ Ẉẉ W̊ẘ Ⱳⱳ ᴡ Ww
- (Letter combinations): Ꜳꜳ Ææ ᴁᴭ Ǽǽ Ǣǣ Ꜵꜵ Åå Ꜷꜷ Ꜹꜹ Ꜻꜻ Ꜽꜽ ct ȸ DZDzdz DŽDždž ᴂᵆ ᴔ & ff fi ffi fl ffl ℔ IJij LJLjlj Ỻỻ Ŋŋ NJNjnj Œœ ɶ Ꝏꝏ Ȣȣᴕ ȹ ẞß ſtst ᵫ Ůů Ww Ꝡꝡ
Symbol[edit]
W
- (chemistry) Symbol for tungsten.
- (metrology) Symbol for watt.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for tryptophan
- (physics) work
- (Voice Quality Symbols) whisper
Gallery[edit]
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase W in Fraktur
See also[edit]
Other representations of W:
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/, sometimes reduced to /ˈdʌbjə/.
- (US, abbreviation, rare, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈdʌb/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌbəlju, -ʌbjə, -ʌb
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w, plural Ws or W's)
- The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double U and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Proper noun[edit]
W
- Wednesday
- (informal) George W. Bush, US politician
Translations[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Noun[edit]
W (plural Ws)
- (sports, countable) wins
- (cricket) wicket
- (uncountable) west
- (law enforcement) warrant
- (Internet slang, countable) a win
Translations[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Afar[edit]
Letter[edit]
W
- The twentieth letter in the Afar alphabet.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y
Afrikaans[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
Basque[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Basque alphabet, called uve bikoitz and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
- Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Chinese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
W
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (lowercase w)
- the twenty-third letter of the Danish alphabet
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) bogstav; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z, Æ æ (Ǽ ǽ), Ø ø (Ǿ ǿ), Å å (Ǻ ǻ)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (capital, lowercase w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Dutch alphabet.
Adverb[edit]
W
See also[edit]
Esperanto[edit]
Noun[edit]
W
- Abbreviation of uesto (“west”).
Finnish[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- A letter of the Finnish alphabet, called kaksoisvee and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
- In the Finnish alphabet, W is a variant of V.
- Used only in loanwords and proper names with old spelling (compare Wirtanen).
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the German alphabet.
Noun[edit]
W
Hungarian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called dupla vé and written in the Latin script.
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | W | W-k |
accusative | W-t | W-ket |
dative | W-nek | W-knek |
instrumental | W-vel | W-kkel |
causal-final | W-ért | W-kért |
translative | W-vé | W-kké |
terminative | W-ig | W-kig |
essive-formal | W-ként | W-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | W-ben | W-kben |
superessive | W-n | W-ken |
adessive | W-nél | W-knél |
illative | W-be | W-kbe |
sublative | W-re | W-kre |
allative | W-hez | W-khez |
elative | W-ből | W-kből |
delative | W-ről | W-kről |
ablative | W-től | W-ktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
W-é | W-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
W-éi | W-kéi |
Possessive forms of W | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | W-m | W-im |
2nd person sing. | W-d | W-id |
3rd person sing. | W-je | W-i |
1st person plural | W-nk | W-ink |
2nd person plural | W-tek | W-itek |
3rd person plural | W-jük | W-ik |
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Ido[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (letter name) IPA(key): **/ˌvu‿dˈdop.pja/, **/ˌvu‿dˈdop.pjo/, /ˈdop.pja vu/, /ˈdop.pja‿v.vu/, (traditional) /ˈdop.pjo vu/, (traditional) /ˈdop.pjo‿v.vu/, /ˈda.blju/[1]
- Rhymes: -ablju
- (letter name, for brevity in common acronyms) IPA(key): **/ˈvu/*
- Rhymes: -u
- Homophones: V, vu
- (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /v/, /w/ (varies depending on the source language of the loanword)
Letter[edit]
W f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case w)
- the twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet, called doppia vu or vu doppia in Italian
Usage notes[edit]
- The letter W is not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords.
Symbol[edit]
W
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References[edit]
- ^ W in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Japanese[edit]
Noun[edit]
See also[edit]
- ダブリュー (daburyū)
Malay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W
- The twenty-third letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Nupe[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Polish alphabet, called wu and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Further reading[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Romani[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- A letter used to represent the voiced labial-velar approximant (/w/) in the International Standard orthography.
References[edit]
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “w”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 16
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called dublu ve or dublu vî and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Saanich[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W
- The thirty-third letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,
Somali[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W upper case (lower case w)
- The twentieth letter of the Somali alphabet, called waw and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
- The twentieth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by N and followed by H.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) ', B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- the 24th letter of the Spanish alphabet
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called w and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by U and followed by Y.
Mutation[edit]
- W cannot be mutated but when representing a vowel, does take h-prothesis, for example with the word wy (“egg”):
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
wy | unchanged | unchanged | hwy |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
- However, when it represents the semivowel /w/, W cannot be mutated.
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
wal | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “W”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called wí and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
Zulu[edit]
Letter[edit]
W (upper case, lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
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