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vee
vee
See also: vêe
English
Noun
vee (plural vees)
- The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.
- Something with the shape of the letter V. Found in compounds such as vee-necked.
- Migrating geese fly in a vee.
- (cricket) The arc of the field, forward of the batsman, from cover to midwicket, in which drives are played
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee/zed (Category: en:Latin letter names)
Derived terms
Translations
name of the letter V, v
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Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Etymology
From Old Dutch fē, fiu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock”).
Cognate with Low German Veeh, West Frisian fee, German Vieh, English fee, Danish fæ.
Noun
vee n (uncountable)
Derived terms
Estonian
Etymology 1
Noun
vee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
Etymology 2
Noun
vee
- Genitive singular form of vesi.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋeː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Noun
vee
Declension
Inflection of vee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | vee | veet | |
genitive | veen | veiden veitten |
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partitive | veetä | veitä | |
illative | veehen | veihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vee | veet | |
accusative | nom. | vee | veet |
gen. | veen | ||
genitive | veen | veiden veitten |
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partitive | veetä | veitä | |
inessive | veessä | veissä | |
elative | veestä | veistä | |
illative | veehen | veihin | |
adessive | veellä | veillä | |
ablative | veeltä | veiltä | |
allative | veelle | veille | |
essive | veenä | veinä | |
translative | veeksi | veiksi | |
instructive | — | vein | |
abessive | veettä | veittä | |
comitative | — | veineen |