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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Letter 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.3 Abbreviation 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.3.2 Synonyms 2.3.3 Translations 2.4 See also 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Letter 3.3 See also 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 5 Romanian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Letter

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

f

• Letter of the English Alphabet: F
  • Last: E
  • Next: G

1. F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet.
2. (music) forte

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /ɛf/, SAMPA: /Ef/

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• (phoneme): IPA: /f/

[edit] Letter

f

1. F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma Ϝ, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phœnician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian.

   Etymologically f. is most closely related to pl., k, v, and b; as in English f.ive from Greek pe`nte; English wolf., from Latin lupl.us, and Greek ly`kos; English f.ox, vixen ; f.ragile, break; f.ruit, brook; English verb bear, from Latin f.erre.

   See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 178, 179, 188, 198, 230 in the 1913 Webster dictionary

2. (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.

[edit] Derived terms

F clef, the bass clef. See under Clef.

[edit] Abbreviation

f.

1. (grammar) feminine
2. (printing) Folio, paper and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20")
3. (euphemism) fuck

   What the f do you think you're doing ?

[edit] Derived terms

• effing and blinding

[edit] Synonyms

• (folio paper and book size): F, fo

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• F
• c
• m
• n

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /ɛf/

[edit] Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

[edit] See also

• Previous letter: e
• Next letter: g

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

f m. and f. inv.

1. See under F

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fe/, /ef/

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f (lowercase, capital F)

1. The eighth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /f/. Preceded by e and followed by g.