fi

See also Fi, FI, .fi, fi, and fi-

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: fē, IPA: /fiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Homophones: fee

Noun

fi

1. (music) The solfeggio syllable used to indicate the sharp of the fourth note of a major scale.

Abbreviation

fi

1. (computer science) The end if program instruction, usually as shorthand.

Anagrams

• if, IF

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Catalan

Etymology 1

From Latin finis.

Noun

fi f (plural fins)

1. finish; the end

Derived terms

• en fi
• per fi

Etymology 2

Latin finitus, either via Old French fin or an Old Provençal variant.

Adjective

fi m (feminine fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural fines)

1. fine, thin
2. soft, smooth
3. sharp, keen

Etymology 3

Ancient Greek, via Latin phi

Noun

fi f (plural fis)

1. Phi; the Greek letter Φ (lowercase φ).

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Esperanto

Interjection

fi

1. For shame!

   "Jes, mi frapis mian frateton kaj mi ne bedaŭras ĝin!" "Ho, fi!"

   "Yes, I hit my little brother and I'm not sorry about it!" "Oh, for shame!.

   Fi al vi!

   Shame on you!

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin filius.

Noun

fi

1. son

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French fille (“girl, daughter”).

Noun

fi

1. girl
2. daughter

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Jamaican Creole

Preposition

fi

1. To.
   • 1997, Mr. Vegas, Heads High (song)

     Mi wan fi hear yuh scream.

     "I want to hear you scream."

   • 2002, Sean Paul, Get Busy (song)

     Me want fi see you get live ‘pon the riddim

   • 2006, Otelemate G. Harry, 'Jamaican Creole', in The Journal of the International Phonetic Association, vol. 33, no. 1

     im rap op ina wan jakit fi kiip aut di kuol.

     "He wrapped up in a warm jacket to keep out the cold."

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Japanese

Romanization

fi

1. See ふぃ
2. See フィ

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Latin

Interjection

fī!

1. pah!, pooh!, foh!, bah!, an expression of disgust

   Fi, fi fetet!

   Pah, it stinks!

Descendants

• English: fy, fie

Verb

fī

1. second-person singular present passive imperative of faciō

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Lojban

Cmavo

fi

1. indicates that the following word or phrase is the x₃ sumti

Related terms

• fa
• fe
• fo
• fu

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

• phi (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fi/

Noun

fi m (plural fi)

1. phi (name of the Greek letter Φ)

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• фи (Moldavian Cyrillic spelling)

Etymology

From Latin sum, fuī, with the infinitive and subjunctive forms replaced by fierī, present active infinitive of fiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [fi]

Verb

a fi (third-person singular present este, past participle fost) 4th conj.

1. to be

Conjugation

    conjugation of fi (Fourth conjugation)

infinitive			a fi
gerund			fiind
past participle			fost
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	sunt	ești	este, e	suntem	sunteți	sunt
	imperfect	eram	erai	era	eram	erați	erau
	simple perfect	fusei, fui	fuseși, fuși	fuse, fu	fuserăm, furăm	fuserăți, furăți	fuseră, fură
	pluperfect	fusesem	fuseseși	fusese	fuseserăm	fuseserăți	fuseseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să fiu	să fii	să fie	să fim	să fiți	să fie
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		fii			fiți
	negative		nu fi			nu fiți

Usage notes

• One can also use e as an informal variant of the third-person singular present tense, este.
• The second entries in the simple perfect row represent the informal variants.

Derived terms

• ființă
• fiindcă
• fire

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun) fieu
• (Sursilvan) fiug
• (Sutsilvan) fia, fiac
• (Puter, Vallader) fö

Etymology

From Latin focus (“hearth, fireplace”).

Noun

fi m

1. (Surmiran) fire

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Spanish

Noun

fi f (plural fíes)

1. phi; the Greek letter Φ, φ

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *mī.

Pronunciation

• X-SAMPA: vi

Pronoun

fi

1. me