effe

See also: Effe and ëffe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.fə/

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• Hyphenation: ef‧fe

Adverb

effe

1. (colloquial, Netherlands) Alternative form of even (“shortly; for a moment”).

French

Alternative forms

• èfe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛf/

Noun

effe m (plural effes)

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

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ef (the name of the letter F).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛf.fe/
• Rhymes: -ɛffe
• Hyphenation: èf‧fe

Noun

effe f or m (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter F.; ef

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, gei / i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu / vi, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon / i greca, zeta

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• aeve (widespread varaint)
  • eve (Maastrichtian, Valkenburg)
• graat (Eupen)

Etymology

From Old East Low Franconian iffa, first found in the stories of Heinrich von Veldeke (before or around 1150 – after 1184).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.fə/
• Hyphenation: ef‧fe
• Rhymes: -æfə

Adverb

effe

1. shortly, as in "no problem"; briefly
2. for a short period, for a moment

Adjective

effe

1. even, opposite of odd