f
Translingual
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Etymology
Modification of upper case Latin letter F, from Greek Ϝ (W, “Digamma”), from Phœnician 𐤅 (W, “waw”), the ultimate source being probably Egyptian.
Letter
f (upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter F): Ḟḟ Ƒƒ ᵮ ᶂ ꜰ Ff ff fi ffi fl ffl
Pronunciation
IPA: (file)
Symbol
f
- (music) forte
- (IPA) voiceless labiodental fricative
- (physics) frequency
- (optics) focal length
- (linguistics) feminine gender
Gallery
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Normal and italic F
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Uppercase and lowercase F in Fraktur
See also
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Other representations of F:
English
Etymology 1
Old English lower case letter f, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “fe”).
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /f/
- See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 178, 179, 188, 198, 230 in the 1913 Webster dictionary
Letter
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f (lower case, upper case F, plural fs or f's)
- The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Number
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The ordinal number sixth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
Symbol
f
- (music) The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F♯) is a tone intermediate between F and G.
Derived terms
Noun
f
- (printing, abbreviation) Folio, paper and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20")
- (euphemistic) fuck
- What the f do you think you're doing?
- Alternative form of f.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
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Interjection
f
- Alternative letter-case form of F
See also
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter
f lower case (upper case F)
- The eighth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, called fe and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The seventh letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called fo and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
Estonian
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called eff and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in loanwords.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
Faroese
Pronunciation
Letter
f (upper case F)
- The seventh letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Finnish
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äf or ef and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in loanwords.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
Noun
f
Usage notes
Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.
Declension
Inflection of f (type koira)
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Fula
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Gothic
Romanization
f
- Romanization of 𐍆
Icelandic
Pronunciation
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Letter
f (upper case F)
- The eighth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
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Letter
f (upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Italian
Noun
f m or f (invariable)
- See under F
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
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Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The ninth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
The letter F/f (like H/h, and O/o representing [o], [oː] instead of [uə̯]) is found only in words of foreign origin (borrowings).
See also
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
Livonian
Pronunciation
Letter
f (upper case F)
- The tenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, D̦ d̦, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Malay
Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Norwegian
Pronunciation
Letter
f
- The sixth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Audio (BR): (file)
Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lowercase, capital F)
- The eighth letter of the Romanian alphabet, written in the Latin script. Representing the phoneme /f/. Preceded by e and followed by g.
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (uppercase) F
Pronunciation
Letter
f (Cyrillic spelling ф)
Preposition
f (Cyrillic spelling ф)
- (Kajkavian) in, at (location) [with locative]
- (Kajkavian) to, into (direction) [with accusative]
- (Kajkavian) on, in, at, during (time) [with accusative]
- (Kajkavian) in, during (time) [with accusative]
Synonyms
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
f (upper case F)
- The eleventh letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
Spanish
Pronunciation
(letter name)
Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
Turkish
Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The seventh letter of the Turkish alphabet, called fe and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a (Â â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Î î), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
Letter
f (upper case F)
- The seventh letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called fe and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Zulu
Letter
f (lower case, upper case F)
- The sixth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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