f

See also: բ and Appendix:Variations of "f"

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TranslingualEdit

f U+0066, f LATIN SMALL LETTER F ← e [U+0065] Basic Latin g → [U+0067]

ｆ U+FF46, ｆ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER F ← ｅ [U+FF45] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｇ → [U+FF47]

𝆑 U+1D191, 𝆑 MUSICAL SYMBOL FORTE ← 𝆐 [U+1D190] Musical Symbols 𝆒 → [U+1D192]

EtymologyEdit

Modification of upper case Latin letter F, from Greek Ϝ (W, “Digamma”), from Phœnician 𐤅‎ (W, “waw”), the ultimate source being probably Egyptian.

LetterEdit

f (upper case F)

1. 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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA

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SymbolEdit

f

1. (music) forte
2. (IPA) voiceless labiodental fricative
3. (physics) frequency
4. (optics) focal length
5. (linguistics) feminine gender

GalleryEdit

• Letter styles
• 

  Normal and italic F

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  Uppercase and lowercase F in Fraktur

See alsoEdit

Other representations of F:

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Old English lower case letter f, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “fe”).

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛf/

Audio (US)

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Audio (UK)

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• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/
• See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 178, 179, 188, 198, 230 in the 1913 Webster dictionary

LetterEdit

f (lower case, upper case F, plural f's)

1. The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• f-hole
• ff-hole

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 (lower case, upper case F)

1. The ordinal number sixth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2Edit

SymbolEdit

f

1. (music) The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F♯) is a tone intermediate between F and G.

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• F clef: the bass clef. See under clef.

NounEdit

f

1. (printing, abbreviation) Folio, paper and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20")
2. (euphemistic) fuck

   What the f do you think you're doing?

3. Alternative form of f.

SynonymsEdit

• (folio paper and book size): F, fo

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• effing and blinding

TranslationsEdit

feminine

• Hebrew: נ‎‎ (he) (n)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can

• Marathi: स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅg)
• Russian: ж (ru) (ž)

See alsoEdit

• F
• c
• m
• n

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AzerbaijaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /f/

LetterEdit

f lower case (upper case F)

1. The eighth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, called fe and 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

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛf
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛf/

LetterEdit

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• Previous letter: e
• Next letter: g

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EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fo/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

• Audio

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LetterEdit

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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

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FaroeseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /f/

LetterEdit

f (upper case F)

1. The seventh letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø

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FinnishEdit

LetterEdit

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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

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FulaEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /f/

LetterEdit

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ

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GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

f

1. Romanization of 𐍆

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IdoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (context pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f/
• (letter name) IPA^(key): /fe/

LetterEdit

f (upper case F)

1. 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

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ItalianEdit

NounEdit

f m, f (invariable)

1. See under F

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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

• IPA^(key): [f]

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LetterEdit

F

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

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LivonianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /f/

LetterEdit

f (upper case F)

1. The tenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

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MalayEdit

LetterEdit

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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

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NorwegianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /efː/, /ɛfː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

LetterEdit

f

1. The sixth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio (BR)

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LetterEdit

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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, àã), 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

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RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /fe/, /ef/

LetterEdit

f (lowercase, capital F)

1. The eighth letter of the Romanian alphabet, written in the Latin script. Representing the phoneme /f/. Preceded by e and followed by g.

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• (uppercase) F

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /f/

LetterEdit

f (Cyrillic spelling ф)

1. The 10th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by e and followed by g.

PrepositionEdit

f (Cyrillic spelling ф)

1. (Kajkavian) (location) in, at (+ locative)
2. (Kajkavian) (direction) to, into (+ accusative)
3. (Kajkavian) (time) on, in, at, during (+ accusative)
4. (Kajkavian) (time) in, during (+ locative)

SynonymsEdit

• u, v, vu

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Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /f/

LetterEdit

f (upper case F)

1. The eleventh letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  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

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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

(letter name)

• IPA^(key): /ˈefe/

• Audio (Spain)

  (file)

LetterEdit

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

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TurkishEdit

LetterEdit

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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

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TurkmenEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɸ/

LetterEdit

f (upper case F)

1. The seventh letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called fe and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z

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ZuluEdit

LetterEdit

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Zulu 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