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TranslingualEdit
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)
- 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 (file)
SymbolEdit
f
- (music) forte
- (IPA) voiceless labiodental fricative
- (physics) frequency
- (optics) focal length
- (linguistics) feminine gender
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase F in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
Other representations of F:
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
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /f/
- (letter name): Rhymes: -ɛf
- See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 178, 179, 188, 198, 230 in the 1913 Webster dictionary
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F, plural fs or f's)
- The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
eff as a verb.
Derived termsEdit
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)
- The ordinal number sixth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
SymbolEdit
f
- (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
NounEdit
f
- (printing, abbreviation) Folio, paper and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20")
- (euphemistic) fuck
- What the f do you think you're doing?
- Alternative form of f.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
See alsoEdit
AzerbaijaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f lower case (upper case F)
- 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
BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper 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 (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper 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
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper 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)
FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper case F)
- 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, Ð ð, 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
FinnishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper 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
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
f
Usage notesEdit
Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of f (type koira)
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FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
FulaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
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
GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
f
- Romanization of 𐍆
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper 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) | ||
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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 | ||
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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.
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper case F)
- The eighth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, 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, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper 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 (lower case, upper 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
LetterEdit
f m or f (invariable)
- see under F
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
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LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper 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:
LivonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper case F)
- 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
MalayEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case 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
MalteseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, 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, Ż ż, Z z
Norwegian BokmålEdit
LetterEdit
f (upercase 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 (lower case, upper 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 F, lower case)
- 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
PronunciationEdit
Audio (BR) (file)
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper 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 (lower case, upper 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 (lower case, upper 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
Serbo-CroatianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (uppercase) F
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (Cyrillic spelling ф)
PrepositionEdit
f (Cyrillic spelling ф)
- (Kajkavian) in, at (location) [+locative]
- (Kajkavian) to, into (direction) [+accusative]
- (Kajkavian) on, in, at, during (time) [+accusative]
- (Kajkavian) in, during (time) [+accusative]
SynonymsEdit
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper 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
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
(letter name)
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper 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
TurkmenEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper case F)
- 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
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper 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 (lower case, upper 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 (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.