W.
The twenty-third letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
The twenty-third letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
The uppercase form of w. The letter developed in medieval Latin-script writing from a doubling of the letter forms ⟨u⟩ or ⟨v⟩, which were not yet consistently distinguished as separate letters. The doubled form was used to represent the Germanic sound /w/ and gradually developed into a letter in its own right. Its Norwegian name, dobbelt-v (“double v”), refers to its shape and historical origin.
The uppercase form of w, the twenty-third letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by v and followed by x.
The written representation of a consonant sound, normally pronounced like v in Norwegian.
A figure, shape, or formation resembling the uppercase letter W.
Where this word comes from
The uppercase form of w. The letter developed in medieval Latin-script writing from a doubling of the letter forms ⟨u⟩ or ⟨v⟩, which were not yet consistently distinguished as separate letters. The doubled form was used to represent the Germanic sound /w/ and gradually developed into a letter in its own right. Its Norwegian name, dobbelt-v (“double v”), refers to its shape and historical origin.
The symbol for the watt.
The chemical symbol for tungsten; wolfram.
Where this word comes from
The uppercase form of w. The letter developed in medieval Latin-script writing from a doubling of the letter forms ⟨u⟩ or ⟨v⟩, which were not yet consistently distinguished as separate letters. The doubled form was used to represent the Germanic sound /w/ and gradually developed into a letter in its own right. Its Norwegian name, dobbelt-v (“double v”), refers to its shape and historical origin.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.