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iv | ive |

As an abbreviation IV

is used to indicate an ordinal number; the fourth (common as a name suffix..

As an initialism IV

is intravenous.

As a noun IV

is an intravenous injection.

As a contraction ive is

alternative form of I've|lang=en.

iv

English

Alternative forms

* iv, IIII

Etymology 1

One (I) less than five (V)

Cardinal number

IV' or ' iv
  • A Roman numeral representing four (4).

    • Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • Used to indicate an ordinal number; the fourth (common as a name suffix.)

    • Etymology 2

    abbreviation

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (medicine) Intravenous.
  • (statistics) Instrumental variable.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) An intravenous injection.

    • Anagrams

    * Roman numerals ----

    ive

    English

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (informal, nonstandard)