vav

See also: väv

English

Alternative forms

• waw, vau

Etymology

Hebrew וי״ו (vav)

Noun

vav (plural vavs)

1. The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ו.

Translations

Hebrew letter

• Arabic: وَاو m (wāw)
• Catalan: vau (ca) f
• Finnish: vav (fi)
• French: vav (fr) m, wau (fr) m, waw (fr) m
• Hebrew: וָו (he) f (vav)
• Malay: wau (ms)
• Persian: واو (fa) (vâv)
• Portuguese: vav m
• Russian: вав m (vav)
• Spanish: vav (es)
• Turkish: vav (tr)
• Yiddish: וו m or f (vov)

See also

• و (w)
• Appendix:Hebrew alphabet

Anagrams

• VVA

Finnish

Etymology

From Phoenician [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑʋ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ʋ]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋ
• Syllabification^(key): vav

Noun

vav

1. vav, waw (sixth letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad, twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic script)

Declension

Inflection of vav (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		vav	vavit
genitive		vavin	vavien
partitive		vavia	vaveja
illative		vaviin	vaveihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vav	vavit
accusative	nom.	vav	vavit
	gen.	vavin
genitive		vavin	vavien
partitive		vavia	vaveja
inessive		vavissa	vaveissa
elative		vavista	vaveista
illative		vaviin	vaveihin
adessive		vavilla	vaveilla
ablative		vavilta	vaveilta
allative		vaville	vaveille
essive		vavina	vaveina
translative		vaviksi	vaveiksi
abessive		vavitta	vaveitta
instructive		—	vavein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vav (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vavini vavini accusative nom. vavini vavini gen. vavini genitive vavini vavieni partitive vaviani vavejani inessive vavissani vaveissani elative vavistani vaveistani illative vaviini vaveihini adessive vavillani vaveillani ablative vaviltani vaveiltani allative vavilleni vaveilleni essive vavinani vaveinani translative vavikseni vaveikseni abessive vavittani vaveittani instructive — — comitative — vaveineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vavisi vavisi accusative nom. vavisi vavisi gen. vavisi genitive vavisi vaviesi partitive vaviasi vavejasi inessive vavissasi vaveissasi elative vavistasi vaveistasi illative vaviisi vaveihisi adessive vavillasi vaveillasi ablative vaviltasi vaveiltasi allative vavillesi vaveillesi essive vavinasi vaveinasi translative vaviksesi vaveiksesi abessive vavittasi vaveittasi instructive — — comitative — vaveinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vavimme vavimme accusative nom. vavimme vavimme gen. vavimme genitive vavimme vaviemme partitive vaviamme vavejamme inessive vavissamme vaveissamme elative vavistamme vaveistamme illative vaviimme vaveihimme adessive vavillamme vaveillamme ablative vaviltamme vaveiltamme allative vavillemme vaveillemme essive vavinamme vaveinamme translative vaviksemme vaveiksemme abessive vavittamme vaveittamme instructive — — comitative — vaveinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vavinne vavinne accusative nom. vavinne vavinne gen. vavinne genitive vavinne vavienne partitive vavianne vavejanne inessive vavissanne vaveissanne elative vavistanne vaveistanne illative vaviinne vaveihinne adessive vavillanne vaveillanne ablative vaviltanne vaveiltanne allative vavillenne vaveillenne essive vavinanne vaveinanne translative vaviksenne vaveiksenne abessive vavittanne vaveittanne instructive — — comitative — vaveinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vavinsa vavinsa accusative nom. vavinsa vavinsa gen. vavinsa genitive vavinsa vaviensa partitive vaviaan vaviansa vavejaan vavejansa inessive vavissaan vavissansa vaveissaan vaveissansa elative vavistaan vavistansa vaveistaan vaveistansa illative vaviinsa vaveihinsa adessive vavillaan vavillansa vaveillaan vaveillansa ablative vaviltaan vaviltansa vaveiltaan vaveiltansa allative vavilleen vavillensa vaveilleen vaveillensa essive vavinaan vavinansa vaveinaan vaveinansa translative vavikseen vaviksensa vaveikseen vaveiksensa abessive vavittaan vavittansa vaveittaan vaveittansa instructive — — comitative — vaveineen vaveinensa

Synonyms

• (Arabic waw): wāw

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

vav

1. imperative of vava

Portuguese

Noun

vav m (plural vavs)

1. vav (name of the Hebrew letter ו)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbab/ [ˈbaβ̞]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: vav

Noun

vav f (plural vav)

1. vav; the Hebrew letter ו

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَاو (wāw).

Noun

vav

1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: و