fi

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.3 Abbreviation 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 3 Esperanto 3.1 Interjection 4 Friulian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 5 Jamaican Creole 5.1 Preposition 6 Latin 6.1 Interjection 6.1.1 Descendants 7 Lojban 7.1 Cmavo 7.1.1 Related terms 8 Portuguese 8.1 Noun 9 Romanian 9.1 Alternative spellings 9.2 Etymology 9.3 Pronunciation 9.4 Verb 9.4.1 Conjugation 10 Spanish 10.1 Noun 11 Welsh 11.1 Pronunciation 11.2 Pronoun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Noun

fi

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

[edit] Abbreviation

fi

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

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin finis

[edit] Noun

fi f. (plural fis)

1. finish; the end

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Noun

fi f. (plural fis)

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

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] 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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[edit] Friulian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin filius.

[edit] Noun

fi

1. son

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[edit] Jamaican Creole

[edit] 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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[edit] Latin

[edit] Interjection

fī!

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

   Fi, fi fetet!

   Pah, it stinks!

[edit] Descendants

• English: fy, fie

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[edit] Lojban

[edit] Cmavo

fi

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

[edit] Related terms

• fa
• fe
• fo
• fu

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[edit] Portuguese

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[edit] Noun

fi m.

1. phi (greek letter)

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Alternative spellings

• фи (Moldavian Cyrillic spelling)

[edit] Etymology

Latin fieri

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [fi]

[edit] Verb

a fi 4th conj.

1. to be

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

fi f. (plural fis)

1. phi; the Greek letter Φ, φ

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[edit] Welsh

[edit] Pronunciation

• SAMPA: vi

[edit] Pronoun

fi

1. me