ffi

ffi U+FB03, ffi LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FFI ← fl [U+FB02] Alphabetic Presentation Forms ffl → [U+FB04]

See also: FFI

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

Noun

ffi f (plural ffiau, not mutable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Ph.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i / i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u / u bedol / u gwpan, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd

Etymology 2

From English fee.

Noun

ffi f (plural ffioedd or ffiau, not mutable)

1. (historical) fee

Derived terms

• ffi fferm (“copyhold”)

Etymology 3

From Middle English fi (“fie”).

Interjection

ffi

1. fie! for shame!

Derived terms

• ffiaidd

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies