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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
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of F, in normal and italic type
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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.
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviations.
f
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of for.
- (stenoscript) prefix for-.
- (stenoscript) suffix/sequence for(e).
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.
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BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Basque alphabet, called efe and written in the Latin script.
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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
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
FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper case F)
- The seventh letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
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
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.
Further readingEdit
- (speech sound, letter, abbreviation): f in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (musical sound, its symbol, or its key or chord position): f in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (interjection expressing pain): f in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- f in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper case F)
- The eighth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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IndonesianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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ItalianEdit
LetterEdit
f f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Italian alphabet, called effe and written in the Latin script.
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).
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LivonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper case F)
- The tenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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MalayEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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MalteseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Norwegian BokmålEdit
LetterEdit
f (upercase F)
- The sixth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The seventh letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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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.
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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)
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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
SloveneEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Gaj's Latin alphabet f, from Czech alphabet f, which is a modification of upper case Latin letter F, from Greek Ancient Greek letter Ϝ (W, “digamma”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (w, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏲. Pronunciation as IPA(key): /fə/ is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken from German f.
PronunciationEdit
- Phoneme
• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): /f/, [v], SNPT: /f/, [v] |
Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.
- Letter name
• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [ˈfə̂], [ˈɛ̂f], SNPT: [fə̏], [ȅf] • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): [ˈfə], [ˈɛf], SNPT: [fə̀], [èf],
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Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.
• Rhymes: -ə, -ɛf (ə̀, èf) (non-tonal)
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LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The seventh letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The tenth letter of the Resian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The seventh letter of the Natisone Valley dialect alphabet, written in the Latin script.
SymbolEdit
f
- (SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [f].
NounEdit
f m inan
- The name of the Latin script letter F / f.
- (linguistics) The name of the phoneme /f/.
InflectionEdit
- First pronunciation
First masculine declension (soft o-stem, inanimate), -j- infix | |||
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nom. sing. | f | ||
gen. sing. | f-ja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
f | f-ja | f-ji |
genitive rodȋlnik |
f-ja | f-jev | f-jev |
dative dajȃlnik |
f-ju, f-ji | f-jema | f-jem |
accusative tožȋlnik |
f | f-ja | f-je |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
f-ju, f-ji | f-jih | f-jih |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
f-jem | f-jema | f-ji |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
f | f-ja | f-ji |
- Second pronunciation
First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) | |||
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nom. sing. | f | ||
gen. sing. | f-a | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
f | f-a | f-i |
genitive rodȋlnik |
f-a | f-ov | f-ov |
dative dajȃlnik |
f-u, f-i | f-oma | f-om |
accusative tožȋlnik |
f | f-a | f-e |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
f-u, f-i | f-ih | f-ih |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
f-om | f-oma | f-i |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
f | f-a | f-i |
- More common when with a definite adjective
Third masculine declension (no endings) | |||
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nom. sing. | f | ||
gen. sing. | f | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
f | f | f |
genitive rodȋlnik |
f | f | f |
dative dajȃlnik |
f | f | f |
accusative tožȋlnik |
f | f | f |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
f | f | f |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
f | f | f |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
f | f | f |
- First pronunciation, dialectal, in common written language used till 19th century
First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate), -j- infix | |||
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nom. sing. | f | ||
gen. sing. | f-ja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
f | f-ja | f-ji |
genitive rodȋlnik |
f-ja | f-jov | f-jov |
dative dajȃlnik |
f-ju, f-ji | f-joma | f-jom |
accusative tožȋlnik |
f | f-ja | f-je |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
f-ju, f-ji | f-jih | f-jih |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
f-jom | f-joma | f-ji |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
f | f-ja | f-ji |
Etymology 2Edit
From f, an abbreviation for fuck, from Middle English *fukken, probably from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to strike, punch, stab”).
PronunciationEdit
• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [ˈɛ̂f], SNPT: [ȅf] • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): [ˈɛf], SNPT: [èf],
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Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.
• Rhymes: -ɛf (èf) (non-tonal)
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InterjectionEdit
f
NounEdit
f m inan
- (slang, euphemistic, usually in nominative case) fuck
InflectionEdit
Third masculine declension (no endings) | |||
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nom. sing. | f | ||
gen. sing. | f | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
f | f | f |
genitive rodȋlnik |
f | f | f |
dative dajȃlnik |
f | f | f |
accusative tožȋlnik |
f | f | f |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
f | f | f |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
f | f | f |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
f | f | f |
First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) | |||
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nom. sing. | f | ||
gen. sing. | f-a | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
f | f-a | f-i |
genitive rodȋlnik |
f-a | f-ev | f-ev |
dative dajȃlnik |
f-u, f-i | f-ema | f-em |
accusative tožȋlnik |
f | f-a | f-e |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
f-u, f-i | f-ih | f-ih |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
f-em | f-ema | f-i |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
f | f-a | f-i |
Etymology 3Edit
A dialectal variant of v made by analogy to s/z in dialects where [w] turned into [v] and got its devoiced part, [f].
PronunciationEdit
- Noramlly
• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [f], SNPT: [f] |
Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.
- Otside usual context
• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [ˈfə̂], SNPT: [fə̏] • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): [ˈfə], SNPT: [fə̀],
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Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.
• Rhymes: -ə (ə̀) (non-tonal)
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PrepositionEdit
f
- (dialectal, particularly eastern dialects, with accusative) into, in
- 2020 July 24, “Dejo: Pa kdu je ta Branko?”, in Radio Odeon[1]:
- I ko ne vrjameš več v njega, on še skus vrjame f tebe.
- And when you don't believe in him anymore, he still believes in you.
- (dialectal, particularly eastern dialects, with locative) in, at
Usage notesEdit
This variant of preposition v is used only before words that start with a devoiced consonant and binds to the syllable of the following word or geminates [f] if the following word starts with it.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Vv, Zz, Žž
- jebati
- v
Further readingEdit
- “f”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
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.
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TurkmenEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
f (upper case F)
- The seventh letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called fe and written in the Latin script.
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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
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.