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in Slavonic (mostly Russian or Bulgarian) names, which comprise the great majority of words ending in '''v''', it is pronounced -ff: -'''v''' | in Slavonic (mostly Russian or Bulgarian) names, which comprise the great majority of words ending in '''v''', it is pronounced -ff: -'''v''' | ||
'''cháv | |||
-óff '''Gorbachev | -óff '''Gorbachev | ||
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-réff '''Balákirev | -réff '''Balákirev | ||
'''spív | |||
'''leîtmotìf''' is a [[spelling pronunciation]] of '''leîtmotìv | '''leîtmotìf''' is a [[spelling pronunciation]] of '''leîtmotìv |
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that end in V. The list is in retroalphabetical order, that is, alphabetically beginning with the final letter of the word (in this case V) and continuing backwards through it.
The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z. Click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title for a pronunciation key.[e]
in Slavonic (mostly Russian or Bulgarian) names, which comprise the great majority of words ending in v, it is pronounced -ff: -v
cháv
-óff Gorbachev
-óff Krùshchev
-nyéff Zbígniev
-nyéff Brézhnev
-réff Balákirev
spív
leîtmotìf is a spelling pronunciation of leîtmotìv
-óff (such words were once spelt -off): -ov
Chékhov
Rímsky-Kŏrsakov
Rachmáninov
Mólotov
acronym: 'diesel engine road vehicle' (or: 'duty exempt...') dërv