efe

See also: Efe and EFE

Translingual

Symbol

efe

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Efe.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Efe terms

Asturian

Noun

efe f (plural efes)

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /efe/ [e.fe]
• Rhymes: -efe, -e
• Hyphenation: e‧fe

Noun

efe inan

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

Declension

Declension of efe (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	efe	efea	efeak	efeok
ergative	efek	efeak	efeek	efeok
dative	eferi	efeari	efeei	efeoi
genitive	eferen	efearen	efeen	efeon
comitative	eferekin	efearekin	efeekin	efeokin
causative	eferengatik	efearengatik	efeengatik	efeongatik
benefactive	eferentzat	efearentzat	efeentzat	efeontzat
instrumental	efez	efeaz	efeez	efeotaz
inessive	efetan	efean	efeetan	efeotan
locative	efetako	efeko	efeetako	efeotako
allative	efetara	efera	efeetara	efeotara
terminative	efetaraino	eferaino	efeetaraino	efeotaraino
directive	efetarantz	eferantz	efeetarantz	efeotarantz
destinative	efetarako	eferako	efeetarako	efeotarako
ablative	efetatik	efetik	efeetatik	efeotatik
partitive	eferik	—	—	—
prolative	efetzat	—	—	—

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta

Further reading

• “efe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “efe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈe̞.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈe.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈe.fe]

Noun

efe f (plural efes)

1. (Valencia) alternative form of efa

Further reading

• “efe” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛfe/ [ˈɛ.fɪ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛfe

Noun

efe m (plural efes)

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letra; a, be, ce, de, e, efe, gue, hache, i, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, que, erre, ese, te, u, uve, xe, ceta / zeta

Further reading

• “efe”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “efe”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Nupe

Cigbàn na è lá efè na

Etymology

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *efè. Cognates include Gbari esè, Kakanda ife, Asu efè and Dibo efè.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.fè/

Noun

efè

1. wind

Derived terms

• lefè (“driving rain”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.fi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.fi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.fe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.fɨ/

• Hyphenation: e‧fe

Noun

efe m (plural efes)

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

   Synonym: (Northeast Brazil) fê

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é, efe, gê / guê, agá, i, jota, cá / capa, ele, eme, ene, ó, pê, quê, erre, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio, xis, ípsilon, zê

Further reading

• “efe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “efe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈefe/ [ˈe.fe]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -efe
• Syllabification: e‧fe

Noun

efe f (plural efes)

1. The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

Further reading

• “efe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish efe, the Spanish name of the letter F / f.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔefe/ [ˈʔɛː.fɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ˈʔepe/ [ˈʔɛː.pɛ]
• Rhymes: -efe, (with nativization) -epe
• Syllabification: e‧fe

Noun

efe (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒ)

1. (historical) the name of the Latin script letter F/f, in the Abecedario

   Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) ef

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish افه. Three origins have been proposed. The most likely origin, according to Nişanyan is that the word is a derivation of Old Turkic ebe, Old Turkic ece et cetera, from infantile speech, while a Greek origin is tempting, says Nişanyan, cultural exchange lacks explanation. Otherwise, from Greek έφηβος (éfivos, “adolescent”) from Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”). In the sense of brave, a clipping of efendim (Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs)) used among the Zeybeks to address each other, then to describe the Zeybeks, then to describe their perceived qualities.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈfe/
• Homophone: Efe
• Hyphenation: e‧fe

Noun

efe (definite accusative efeyi, plural efeler)

1. brave person; roughneck
2. elder brother

Declension

Declension of efe

singular plural nominative efe efeler definite accusative efeyi efeleri dative efeye efelere locative efede efelerde ablative efeden efelerden genitive efenin efelerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular efem efelerim 2nd singular efen efelerin 3rd singular efesi efeleri 1st plural efemiz efelerimiz 2nd plural efeniz efeleriniz 3rd plural efeleri efeleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular efemi efelerimi 2nd singular efeni efelerini 3rd singular efesini efelerini 1st plural efemizi efelerimizi 2nd plural efenizi efelerinizi 3rd plural efelerini efelerini dative singular plural 1st singular efeme efelerime 2nd singular efene efelerine 3rd singular efesine efelerine 1st plural efemize efelerimize 2nd plural efenize efelerinize 3rd plural efelerine efelerine locative singular plural 1st singular efemde efelerimde 2nd singular efende efelerinde 3rd singular efesinde efelerinde 1st plural efemizde efelerimizde 2nd plural efenizde efelerinizde 3rd plural efelerinde efelerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular efemden efelerimden 2nd singular efenden efelerinden 3rd singular efesinden efelerinden 1st plural efemizden efelerimizden 2nd plural efenizden efelerinizden 3rd plural efelerinden efelerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular efemin efelerimin 2nd singular efenin efelerinin 3rd singular efesinin efelerinin 1st plural efemizin efelerimizin 2nd plural efenizin efelerinizin 3rd plural efelerinin efelerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular efeyim efelerim 2nd singular efesin efelersin 3rd singular efe efedir efeler efelerdir 1st plural efeyiz efeleriz 2nd plural efesiniz efelersiniz 3rd plural efeler efelerdir

Related terms

• Efe

References

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “efe”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1366
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “افه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 121
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “efe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN