F
![]() | ||||||||
|
|
TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Etruscan letter 𐌅 (v, “ve”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ϝ (W, “digamma”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (w, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏲.
LetterEdit
F (lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter F): Ḟḟ Ƒƒ ᵮ ᶂ ꜰ Ff ff fi ffi fl ffl
SymbolEdit
F
- (chemistry) Symbol for fluorine.
- (metrology) Symbol for farad.
- (computing) Hexadecimal symbol for 15.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for phenylalanine
- (physics) force
- (linguistics) A wildcard for a fricative
- (linguistics) falling tone
- (Voice Quality Symbols) falsetto
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase F in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
Other representations of F:
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛf
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f, plural Fs or F's)
- The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 3, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
NumberEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The ordinal number sixth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
SymbolEdit
F
- (music)
- The fourth note of the diatonic scale of C major, called fa in solfège.
- The scale or key which has that note for its tonic.
- On a piano keyboard, the white key next to the left of each group of three black keys (see figure).
- The degree of a staff assigned to such a key or tone; a note on such a degree.
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviation by shortening.
SymbolEdit
F
AdjectiveEdit
F (not comparable)
NounEdit
F (plural Fs)
- An academic grade, specifically —
- A grade of black-lead pencil (originally an abbreviation of fine).
- In the American Library Association, a folio-sized book, over 30 cm in height.
- Abbreviation of fellow, as in F.G.S. or F.R.S.
- (nautical) Abbreviation of fog, as in a ship's log.
- (US, meteorology) Initialism of Fujita (followed by a number when used in a rating on the Fujita scale and indicating the intensity of a tornado).
- the F-scale ; an F3 tornado
- Initialism of function (followed by a number when used on or referencing a function key of a computer keyboard).
- Press F1 for help.
Proper nounEdit
F
- Abbreviation of various proper names.
- Abbreviation of Fahrenheit.
- Abbreviation of Father, as a title given to priests.
- Synonym: Fr
- Abbreviation of French.
- Abbreviation of Friday.
- Synonym: Fri
VerbEdit
F (third-person singular simple present F's, present participle F'ing, simple past and past participle F'ed)
- (euphemistic) Initialism of fuck.
See alsoEdit
AfarEdit
LetterEdit
F
- The thirteenth letter in the Afar alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y
AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
AzerbaijaniEdit
LetterEdit
F upper case (lower case f)
- The eighth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the Basque alphabet, called efe and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (capital, lowercase f)
- The sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a (Á á, Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï, IJ ij), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The seventh letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called fo and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
(Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
EstonianEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called eff and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used only in loanwords.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
FinnishEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äf or ef and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used only in loanwords.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the German alphabet.
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) Buchstabe; A a (Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s (ẞ ß), T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The eleventh letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called eff and written in the Latin script.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | F | F-ek |
accusative | F-et | F-eket |
dative | F-nek | F-eknek |
instrumental | F-fel | F-ekkel |
causal-final | F-ért | F-ekért |
translative | F-fé | F-ekké |
terminative | F-ig | F-ekig |
essive-formal | F-ként | F-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | F-ben | F-ekben |
superessive | F-en | F-eken |
adessive | F-nél | F-eknél |
illative | F-be | F-ekbe |
sublative | F-re | F-ekre |
allative | F-hez | F-ekhez |
elative | F-ből | F-ekből |
delative | F-ről | F-ekről |
ablative | F-től | F-ektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
F-é | F-eké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
F-éi | F-ekéi |
Possessive forms of F | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | F-em | F-jeim |
2nd person sing. | F-ed | F-jeid |
3rd person sing. | F-je | F-jei |
1st person plural | F-ünk | F-jeink |
2nd person plural | F-etek | F-jeitek |
3rd person plural | F-jük | F-jeik |
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
IndonesianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) alfabet; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the Italian alphabet, called effe and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
- Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
PronunciationEdit
(file) |
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The ninth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
The letter F/f (like H/h, and O/o representing [o], [oː] instead of [uə̯]) is found only in words of foreign origin (borrowings).
See alsoEdit
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F
- The sixth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Norwegian BokmålEdit
LetterEdit
F (lowercase f)
- The sixth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Ææ, Øø, Åå
NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The seventh letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The ninth letter of the Polish alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- (International Standard) The eighth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The ninth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (lower case f)
- The eleventh letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
SloveneEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (capital, lowercase f)
- The 7th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by E and followed by G.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) čŕka; A a, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž
SomaliEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F upper case (lower case f)
- The fourteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called fa and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- The fourteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by G and followed by Q.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) ', B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u
SpanishEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- the sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The seventh letter of the Turkish alphabet, called fe and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The eighth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èf and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by E and followed by Ff.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further readingEdit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “F”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
YorubaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called fí and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
F (upper case, lower case f)
- The sixth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.