"u" meaning in Italian

See u in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /ˈu/ Forms: U [uppercase]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Latin ū (the name of the letter V). Etymology templates: {{n-g|the name of the letter}} the name of the letter, {{m|la|V}} V, {{der|it|la|ū|pos=<span class="Latn" lang="en">the name of the letter</span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">V</i>}} Latin ū (the name of the letter V) Head templates: {{head|it|letter|invariable||lower case||upper case|U|g=f|g2=m}} u f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case U), {{it-letter}} u f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case U)
  1. The nineteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script. Tags: feminine, invariable, letter, lowercase, masculine
    Sense id: en-u-it-character-3-HNbzJ7 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 68 32

Noun

IPA: /ˈu/
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Latin ū (the name of the letter V). Etymology templates: {{n-g|the name of the letter}} the name of the letter, {{m|la|V}} V, {{der|it|la|ū|pos=<span class="Latn" lang="en">the name of the letter</span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">V</i>}} Latin ū (the name of the letter V) Head templates: {{it-noun|f|#}} u f (invariable)
  1. The name of the Latin-script letter U. Tags: feminine, invariable Categories (topical): Latin letter names
    Sense id: en-u-it-noun-BS7QhgPE Related terms: lettera [Latin, letter-name], a [Latin, letter-name], bi [Latin, letter-name], ci [Latin, letter-name], di [Latin, letter-name], e [Latin, letter-name], effe [Latin, letter-name], gi [Latin, letter-name], acca [Latin, letter-name], i [Latin, letter-name], gei [Latin, letter-name], i lunga [Latin, letter-name], cappa [Latin, letter-name], elle [Latin, letter-name], emme [Latin, letter-name], enne [Latin, letter-name], o [Latin, letter-name], pi [Latin, letter-name], cu [Latin, letter-name], erre [Latin, letter-name], esse [Latin, letter-name], ti [Latin, letter-name], vu [Latin, letter-name], vi [Latin, letter-name], doppia vu [Latin, letter-name], ics [Latin, letter-name], ipsilon [Latin, letter-name], i greca [Latin, letter-name], zeta [Latin, letter-name]

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