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Translingual edit
Etymology edit
The "and following" sense is an abbreviation of Latin folio (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”). The "folios" that follow can be pages, paragraphs, Bible verses, or other sections of written material.
Symbol edit
ff
- fortissimo
- "and following" (pages, etc)
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Fula.
English edit
Letter edit
ff
- Often written in old manuscripts or transcriptions of them, denoting a capital F.
See also edit
Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
Abbreviation of Latin folio (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”).
Phrase edit
ff
Etymology 2 edit
When pronounced as the plural of 'f', it sounds like the Dutch word effen.
Adverb edit
ff
- (informal) Abbreviation of effen; briefly, just.
Usage notes edit
This abbreviation is primarily used in informal communication, such as text messaging and web messaging.
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
ff (lower case, upper case Ff)
- The ninth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èff and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by f and followed by g.
Usage notes edit
Like the other Welsh digraphs, ff is considered a distinct letter of the Welsh alphabet for all purposes, including collation. Thus, ffa is alphabetically sorted after fwltur.
Mutation edit
- ff cannot be mutated in Welsh.
See also edit
- (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 reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies