CV
Translingual
Symbol
CV
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Cape Verde.
- (alchemy) quicklime, calx viva
- Synonym: 🝁
Noun
CV
- (virology) circovirus: A virus of the genus Circovirus
- (virology) coronavirus: A virus of the genus Coronavirus
Synonyms
coronavirus
English
Alternative forms
- C.V., C. V.
Etymology
Abbreviation.
- (anime, Japanimation): From Japanese CV (CV), from English character+voice
- (aircraft carrier): Initialism of cruiser (“croiseur”) + French voler (“to fly”).
Noun
CV (countable and uncountable, plural CVs)
- Initialism of curriculum vitae.
- (military) Initialism of combat vehicle.
- (nautical) Initialism of construction vessel
- Coordinate term: LCV
- (nautical) Initialism of container vessel; a container ship
- (automotive) Initialism of commercial vehicle
- Abbreviation of cellevision.
- (philately) Initialism of catalog value.
- (anime) Initialism of character's voice (“voice actor”).
- (phonetics) Initialism of cardinal vowel.
- (US, navy) aircraft carrier (“Cruiser Voler”), a diesel-powered warship launching and landing heavier than air flying vehicles (a nuclear-powered one is a CVN)
- (astronomy) Initialism of cataclysmic variable.
- (business) Initialism of countervailing.
- (statistics) Initialism of cross-validation.
- (pathology) Initialism of coronavirus.
- (pathology) Initialism of cytolytic vaginosis.
- (engineering) Initialism of constant velocity.
- Ellipsis of CV joint.
- Initialism of computer vision.
- (among vorarephiles) Initialism of cock vore.
Derived terms
Translations
curriculum vitae
Proper noun
CV
- Abbreviation of Carmel Valley, a city in San Diego county, immediately inland from Del Mar.
Adjective
CV (not comparable)
- (medicine) Initialism of cardiovascular.
- CV disease; CV risk
- (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of costovertebral.
- CV angle
See also
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
CV
Usage notes
This is not restricted to academia, but used in all venues of employment.
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | CV | CV'et | CV'er | CV'erne |
| genitive | CVs | CV'ets | CV'ers | CV'ernes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seːˈveː/
Audio: (file)
Noun
CV n (plural CV's, no diminutive)
Noun
CV f (plural CV's, no diminutive)
- initialism of centrale verwarming, central heating
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːˌʋeː/, [ˈs̠e̞ːˌʋe̞ː]
- Rhymes: -eː
Noun
CV
Declension
Inflection of CV (Kotus type 18/maa)
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Further reading
- “CV”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.ve/
Audio (Paris): (file) Audio (France (Toulouse)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Somain)): (file)
Noun
CV m
- initialism of curriculum vitæ
- (taxation) abbreviation of cheval fiscal (“tax horsepower”)
- (automotive, loosely) initialism of cheval-vapeur (“metric horsepower”)
Noun
CV f
- (France) initialism of carte Vitale, a health insurance card used in France.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ve/, [ˈt͡ʃe.fe]
Noun
CV (plural CV-CV)
- initialism of curriculum vitae
- (business) initialism of commanditaire vennootschap (“limited partnership”)
- Synonym: persekutuan komanditer
Further reading
- “CV”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Japanese
Etymology
Initialism of English character voice.
Noun
CV • (shībui)
- synonym of 声優 (seiyū, “voice actor, character voice performer”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- cv (lower case)
Noun
CV m (definite singular CV-en, indefinite plural CV-er, definite plural CV-ene)
- initialism of curriculum vitae
- c. 2012, “Slik lager du en god CV”, in nav.no[2], Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration, archived from the original on 21 September 2012:
- CVen skal alltid følge jobbsøknaden din, og disse skal utfylle hverandre. Det er viktig at CV-en din er ryddig og oversiktlig.
- Your CV should always follow your job application, and they should supplement each other. It is important that your CV is tidy and clearly organized.
Usage notes
- Prior to a 2019 revision, this initialism was also considered grammatically neuter.[1] The forms CV-et (definite singular) and CV-a (definite plural) were then made obsolete.
References
- “CV” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- cv (lower case)
Noun
CV m (definite singular CV-en, indefinite plural CV-ar, definite plural CV-ane)
- initialism of curriculum vitae
Usage notes
- Prior to a 2019 revision, this initialism was also considered grammatically neuter.[1] The forms CV-et (definite singular), CV (as indefinite plural), and CV-a (definite plural) were then made obsolete.
References
- “CV” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)
Polish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Polish CV
Unadapted borrowing from English CV.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈ.vi/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: C‧V
Noun
CV n (indeclinable)
- curriculum vitae, CV (written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.)
- Synonyms: cefałka, curriculum vitae, życiorys
Derived terms
noun
Related terms
noun
Further reading
- “CV”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “CV”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)
Portuguese
Proper noun
CV m
- (Brazil) initialism of Comando Vermelho
Further reading
- “CV”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
Proper noun
CV
Spanish
Noun
CV m (plural CV)
- initialism of caballo de vapor (“hp (horsepower)”)
Swedish
Etymology
See cv.
Noun
CV n
- alternative letter-case form of cv (“curriculum vitae”).
- Synonym: meritförteckning
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | CV | CV:s |
| definite | CV:t | CV:ts | |
| plural | indefinite | CV:n | CV:ns |
| definite | CV:na | CV:nas |
Turkish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English CV
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siː viː/
Noun
CV (definite accusative CV'yi, plural CV'ler)
- curriculum vitae
- Synonym: öz geçmiş