CV

CV

See also: cv, cV, .cv, cv., and C.V.

Translingual

Symbol

CV

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Cape Verde.
    Synonym: CPV (alpha-3)
  2. (alchemy) quicklime, calx viva
    Synonym: 🝁

Noun

CV

  1. (virology) circovirus: A virus of the genus Circovirus
  2. (virology) coronavirus: A virus of the genus Coronavirus

Synonyms

coronavirus

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Noun

CV (countable and uncountable, plural CVs)

  1. Initialism of curriculum vitae.
  2. (military) Initialism of combat vehicle.
  3. (nautical) Initialism of construction vessel
    Coordinate term: LCV
  4. (nautical) Initialism of container vessel; a container ship
    Coordinate terms: LCV, VLCV, ULCV
  5. (automotive) Initialism of commercial vehicle
    Coordinate terms: LCV, ICV, MCV, HCV
  6. Abbreviation of cellevision.
  7. (philately) Initialism of catalog value.
  8. (anime) Initialism of character's voice (voice actor).
  9. (phonetics) Initialism of cardinal vowel.
  10. (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)
  11. (astronomy) Initialism of cataclysmic variable.
  12. (business) Initialism of countervailing.
  13. (statistics) Initialism of cross-validation.
  14. (pathology) Initialism of coronavirus.
  15. (pathology) Initialism of cytolytic vaginosis.
  16. (engineering) Initialism of constant velocity.
    1. Ellipsis of CV joint.
  17. Initialism of computer vision.
  18. (among vorarephiles) Initialism of cock vore.

Derived terms

Translations

Proper noun

CV

  1. Abbreviation of Carmel Valley, a city in San Diego county, immediately inland from Del Mar.

Adjective

CV (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Initialism of cardiovascular.
    CV disease;  CV risk
  2. (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of costovertebral.
    CV angle

See also

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

CV

  1. resumé, curriculum vitae

Usage notes

This is not restricted to academia, but used in all venues of employment.

Declension

Declension of CV
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)

  1. curriculum vitae

Noun

CV f (plural CV's, no diminutive)

  1. initialism of centrale verwarming, central heating

Finnish

Etymology

English CV

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːˌʋeː/, [ˈs̠e̞ːˌʋe̞ː]
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

CV

  1. curriculum vitae, resumé

Declension

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

CV m

  1. initialism of curriculum vitæ
  2. (taxation) abbreviation of cheval fiscal (tax horsepower)
  3. (automotive, loosely) initialism of cheval-vapeur (metric horsepower)

Noun

CV f

  1. (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)

  1. initialism of curriculum vitae
  2. (business) initialism of commanditaire vennootschap (limited partnership)
    Synonym: persekutuan komanditer

Further reading

Japanese

Etymology

Initialism of English character voice.

Noun

CV(シーブイ) • (shībui

  1. 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)

  1. 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

  1. ^ 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)

  1. 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

  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)

Polish

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English CV.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /siˈ.vi/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Syllabification: C‧V

    Noun

    CV n (indeclinable)

    1. curriculum vitae, CV (written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.)
      Synonyms: cefałka, curriculum vitae, życiorys

    Derived terms

    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

    1. (Brazil) initialism of Comando Vermelho

    Further reading

    Romanian

    Proper noun

    CV

    1. abbreviation of Covasna: a county of Romania

    Spanish

    Noun

    CV m (plural CV)

    1. initialism of caballo de vapor (hp (horsepower))

    Swedish

    Etymology

    See cv.

    Noun

    CV n

    1. alternative letter-case form of cv (curriculum vitae).
      Synonym: meritförteckning

    Declension

    Turkish

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English CV

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /siː viː/

    Noun

    CV (definite accusative CV'yi, plural CV'ler)

    1. curriculum vitae
      Synonym: öz geçmiş