julio1fer
Well-known
I'm using a nice FED 5B. Some people call this model "5V" because the Cyrillic "B" is the "V" sound. But where does that "B" or "V" comes from? is that a word meaning something?
I've looked quite hard at the 'Net but could not find an explanation. Not really losing sleep on the "B" but what the heck does it mean? Is there a word for "sucker" in Russian?
I've looked quite hard at the 'Net but could not find an explanation. Not really losing sleep on the "B" but what the heck does it mean? Is there a word for "sucker" in Russian?
brachal
Refrigerated User
I know it's used to distinguish the meterless version (5B) from the version with a light meter (5). Whether it just means "second model" or is short for an actual word, I don't know.
Santafecino
button man
but B is the third letter in the Russian alphabet.
julio1fer
Well-known
I need some Russian speakers to chime in - here are a few B words to get thinkers going. I fear the true meaning is less elevated.
великий - great
верный - faithful true
высший - highest (Hardly!)
вечный - eternal
великий - great
верный - faithful true
высший - highest (Hardly!)
вечный - eternal
timmyd18
Established
bill might have gotten it... the word for "second" in russian is второй
