u (v-shaped)

Image:

Represents in Irish:

u

(in the scribe's mind or in normalised spelling)

Represents in Latin:

u / v

(in the scribe's mind or in normalised spelling)

Appearance

Build type:

Component

Notational device:

» Allograph

Position:

Baseline

Type of symbol:

Alphabetic letter

Letter case:

minuscule

Allograph of:

>		u (regular letter)
		Represents: » u (Irish) » u (Latin)

Meaning

Represents:

» In Irish: u
» In Latin: u / v

Provenance

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

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Represents: » ui (Irish) » ui (Latin) » Notational device: Digraph

examples in context
	uis

>		ut (v and 9-like symbol)
		Represents: » ut (Latin) » Notational device: Superscript symbol

>		vero (v with superscript o)
		Represents: » uero, vero (Latin) » Notational device: Superscript letter

Entries related in meaning:

Possible equivalents matching one of the values in the transcription above, if available

>		5 (Arabic numeral)
		Represents: » 5, cúig, v (Irish) » 5, quinque, v (Latin)

>		5 with punctus (numeral)
		Represents: » 5, cúig, v (Irish) » 5, quinque, v (Latin)

>		u (broken)
		Represents: » u (Irish) » u (Latin) » Notational device: Allograph » Allograph of: u (regular letter)

>		u (regular letter)
		Represents: » u (Irish) » u (Latin)

>		u (rounded allograph)
		Represents: » u, v (Irish) » u, v (Latin) » Notational device: Allograph » Allograph of: u (regular letter)

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