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Etymology 2
From.

Preposition

 * 1) going inside (of) or within the limits of, into, in, at, to
 * 2) against, especially with force or violence, into
 * , in, at, on
 * , at, in, on, during
 * , to, into
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 * , to, into
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Usage notes
In writing, във is used in front of words starting with в or ф and в is used elsewhere. In speech, в and във are used interchangeably. In writing and in speech, във is also used as a stressed form of в, even before words not beginning with в or ф, as in

In verse, във can also be used in front of words not starting with в or ф in order to maintain the syllable structure of the line.

Usage notes
Only used in words of foreign origin.

Etymology 2
, from, from , zero-grade form of.

Preposition

 * 1) (location) in, at, on
 * 2) (direction) to, into
 * 3) (time) at, in, on
 * 4) per
 * 5) (indicating aim or purpose) for, as
 * 6) (indicating exact correspondence, equivalence) for
 * 7) (indicating becoming, joining) as
 * 1) per
 * 2) (indicating aim or purpose) for, as
 * 3) (indicating exact correspondence, equivalence) for
 * 4) (indicating becoming, joining) as
 * 1) (indicating aim or purpose) for, as
 * 2) (indicating exact correspondence, equivalence) for
 * 3) (indicating becoming, joining) as
 * 1) (indicating exact correspondence, equivalence) for
 * 2) (indicating becoming, joining) as
 * 1) (indicating becoming, joining) as
 * 1) (indicating becoming, joining) as
 * 1) (indicating becoming, joining) as
 * 1) (indicating becoming, joining) as
 * 1) (indicating becoming, joining) as

Usage notes

 * The alternative form is used before some awkward consonant clusters, such as во второ́м, во вто́рник, во Флори́де.
 * Sense 3 of в is one of only two environments in Russian in which a preposition takes a nominative argument; the other is что́ за.

Etymology 3
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Noun

 * 1) V, volt

Etymology 2
, from, from , zero-grade form of.

Preposition

 * 1) in, at  (position)
 * 2) in, into, to  (movement to reach a place and go inside it)

Alternative forms

 * у (used before consonants)