f

f

See also: բ and Appendix:Variations of "f"

f U+0066, f LATIN SMALL LETTER F ← e [U+0065] Basic Latin g → [U+0067]

Character variations

ｆ U+FF46, ｆ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER F ← ｅ [U+FF45] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｇ → [U+FF47]

𝆑 U+1D191, 𝆑 MUSICAL SYMBOL FORTE ← 𝆐 [U+1D190] Musical Symbols 𝆒 → [U+1D192]

Translingual

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)

1. 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

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Symbol

f

1. (music) forte
2. (IPA) voiceless labiodental fricative
3. (physics) frequency
4. (optics) focal length
5. (linguistics) feminine gender

Gallery

• Letter styles
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  Uppercase and lowercase versions of F, in normal and italic type
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  Uppercase and lowercase F in Fraktur

See also

Other representations of F:

NATO phonetic: Foxtrot Morse code: ··–· Braille: ⠋ ASL Manual: F

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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English

Etymology 1

Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ, which was replaced by Latin ‘f’

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

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛf/

Audio (US)

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Audio (UK)

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• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/
• (letter name): Rhymes: -ɛf
• See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 178, 179, 188, 198, 230 in the 1913 Webster dictionary

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F, plural fs or f's)

1. The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

eff as a verb.

Derived terms

• ff-hole
• f-hole

 

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)

1. The ordinal number sixth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

Derived terms

• f-number
• f-slur
• f-stop
• f-word
• go f oneself

 

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Preposition

f

1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of for, prefix for-, suffix/sequence for(e).

Symbol

f

1. (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

• F clef (the bass clef. See under clef)

Noun

f

1. (printing, abbreviation) Folio, paper and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20")

   Synonyms: F, fo

2. (euphemistic) fuck

   What the f do you think you're doing?

3. Alternative form of f.

Derived terms

• effing and blinding

Translations

feminine — See also translations at feminine

Hebrew: נ‎ (he) (n) Hindi: please add this translation if you can Hungarian: nn. Marathi: स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga) Russian: ж (ru) (ž)

See also

• F
• c
• m
• n

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Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

f lower case (upper case F)

1. 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

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Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /efe/, [e̞.fe̞]

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Basque alphabet, called efe and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛf
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛf/

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• Previous letter: e
• Next letter: g

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fo/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

• Audio

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Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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

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Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈefː/, [ˈefː]

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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)

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

f (upper case F)

1. 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, Рð, 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

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Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæf/, [ˈæf] (name of letter)
• IPA^(key): /ˈef/, [ˈe̞f] (name of letter)

• Audio:

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Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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

Etymology 2

Noun

f

1. (music) F (note)

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

Declension of f (type koira) singular plural nominative f f:t genitive f:n f:ien partitive f:ää f:iä accusative f f:n f:t inessive f:ssä f:issä elative f:stä f:istä illative f:ään f:iin adessive f:llä f:illä ablative f:ltä f:iltä allative f:lle f:ille essive f:nä f:inä translative f:ksi f:iksi instructive – f:in abessive f:ttä f:ittä comitative – f:ineen

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French

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ɛf/

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

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

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Gothic

Romanization

f

1. Romanization of 𐍆

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈf]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈɛfː]

• Audio

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Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The eleventh letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called eff and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	f	f-ek
accusative	f-et	f-eket
dative	f-nek	f-eknek
instrumental	f-fel	f-ekkel
causal-final	f-ért	f-ekért
translative	f-fé	f-ekké
terminative	f-ig	f-ekig
essive-formal	f-ként	f-ekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	f-ben	f-ekben
superessive	f-en	f-eken
adessive	f-nél	f-eknél
illative	f-be	f-ekbe
sublative	f-re	f-ekre
allative	f-hez	f-ekhez
elative	f-ből	f-ekből
delative	f-ről	f-ekről
ablative	f-től	f-ektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	f-é	f-eké
non-attributive possessive - plural	f-éi	f-ekéi

Possessive forms of f
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	f-em	f-jeim
2nd person sing.	f-ed	f-jeid
3rd person sing.	f-je	f-jei
1st person plural	f-ünk	f-jeink
2nd person plural	f-etek	f-jeitek
3rd person plural	f-jük	f-jeik

Derived terms

• f-moll

See also

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ɛfː/

Letter

f (upper case F)

1. 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, Рð, 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

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Ido

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f/
• (letter name) IPA^(key): /fe/

Letter

f (upper case F)

1. 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

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛf/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) huruf; 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

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Italian

Letter

f f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Italian alphabet, called effe and written in the Latin script.

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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

• IPA^(key): [f]

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Letter

F

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

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Livonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

f (upper case F)

1. The tenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, 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

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Malay

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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

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Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f/
• IPA^(key): /v/ (per assimilation to a following voiced obstruent)

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, 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, Ż ż, Z z

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Norwegian Bokmål

Letter

f (upercase F)

1. The sixth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Ææ, Øø, Åå

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Nupe

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The seventh letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛf/

Letter

f (upper case F, lower case)

1. The ninth letter of the Polish alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

Further reading

• f in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• f in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Audio (BR)

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Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. 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, àã), 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

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Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. (International Standard) The eighth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax) The ninth letter of the Romani 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, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z zInternational Standard:(À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The eighth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ef, fe, or fî and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (uppercase) F

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

f (Cyrillic spelling ф)

1. The 10th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by e and followed by g.

Preposition

f (Cyrillic spelling ф)

1. (Kajkavian) in, at (location) [+locative]
2. (Kajkavian) to, into (direction) [+accusative]
3. (Kajkavian) on, in, at, during (time) [+accusative]
4. (Kajkavian) in, during (time) [+accusative]

Synonyms

• u, v, vu

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Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

f (upper case F)

1. The eleventh letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  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

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Slovene

Etymology 1

From Gaj's Latin alphabet f, from Czech alphabet f, which is a modification of upper case Latin letter F, from Greek Ancient Greek letter Ϝ (W, “digamma”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅‎ (w, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏲. Pronunciation as IPA^(key): /fə/ is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken from German f.

Pronunciation

• Phoneme

Pronunciation of f

• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): /f/, [v], SNPT: /f/, [v] • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): /f/, [v], SNPT: /f/, [v]

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

• Letter name

Pronunciation of f [fə̀, èf] (ə̏, ȅ)

• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [ˈfə̂], [ˈɛ̂f], SNPT: [fə̏], [ȅf] • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): [ˈfə], [ˈɛf], SNPT: [fə̀], [èf], Audio: (file) , (file)

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

Miscellaneous

• Rhymes: -ə, -ɛf (ə̀, èf) (non-tonal) • Hyphenation: f • Homophones: F, f (tonal and non-tonal) • Homophones: F, f (non-tonal only)

• Alpine Slavic (1000–1200 AD): *fə̀     • Carinthian dialect plane: *fə̏     • Veneitian–Karst dialect plane: *fə̏     • Soča–Idrija dialect plane: *fə̏     • Upper Carniolan dialect plane: *fə̏     • Lower Carniolan dialect plane: *fə̏     • Southern Styrian dialect plane: *fə̏     • Northern Styrian dialect plane: *fə̏     • Pannonian dialect plane: *fə̏

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The seventh letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. The tenth letter of the Resian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
3. The seventh letter of the Natisone Valley dialect alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Symbol

f

1. (SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [f].

Noun

f m inan

1. The name of the Latin script letter F / f.
2. (linguistics) The name of the phoneme /f/.

Inflection

• First pronunciation

First masculine declension (soft o-stem, inanimate) , -j- infix
nom. sing.	f
gen. sing.	f-ja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	f	f-ja	f-ji
genitive rodȋlnik	f-ja	f-jev	f-jev
dative dajȃlnik	f-ju, f-ji	f-jema	f-jem
accusative tožȋlnik	f	f-ja	f-je
locative mẹ̑stnik	f-ju, f-ji	f-jih	f-jih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	f-jem	f-jema	f-ji
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	f	f-ja	f-ji

• Second pronunciation

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate)
nom. sing.	f
gen. sing.	f-a
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	f	f-a	f-i
genitive rodȋlnik	f-a	f-ov	f-ov
dative dajȃlnik	f-u, f-i	f-oma	f-om
accusative tožȋlnik	f	f-a	f-e
locative mẹ̑stnik	f-u, f-i	f-ih	f-ih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	f-om	f-oma	f-i
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	f	f-a	f-i

• More common when with a definite adjective

Third masculine declension (no endings)
nom. sing.	f
gen. sing.	f
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	f	f	f
genitive rodȋlnik	f	f	f
dative dajȃlnik	f	f	f
accusative tožȋlnik	f	f	f
locative mẹ̑stnik	f	f	f
instrumental orọ̑dnik	f	f	f
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	f	f	f

• First pronunciation, dialectal, in common written language used till 19th century

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , -j- infix
nom. sing.	f
gen. sing.	f-ja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	f	f-ja	f-ji
genitive rodȋlnik	f-ja	f-jov	f-jov
dative dajȃlnik	f-ju, f-ji	f-joma	f-jom
accusative tožȋlnik	f	f-ja	f-je
locative mẹ̑stnik	f-ju, f-ji	f-jih	f-jih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	f-jom	f-joma	f-ji
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	f	f-ja	f-ji

Etymology 2

From f, an abbreviation for fuck, from Middle English *fukken, probably from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to strike, punch, stab”).

Pronunciation

Pronunciation of f [èf] (ȅ)

• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [ˈɛ̂f], SNPT: [ȅf] • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): [ˈɛf], SNPT: [èf], Audio: (file)

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

Miscellaneous

• Rhymes: -ɛf (èf) (non-tonal) • Hyphenation: f • Homophones: F, f (tonal and non-tonal) • Homophones: F, f (non-tonal only)

Interjection

f

1. (slang, euphemistic, usually in phrase f you / f ju) fuck

   Synonyms: f*k, f**k, fak, fuck

Noun

f m inan

1. (slang, euphemistic, usually in nominative case) fuck

   Ne vem kaj za f je narobe z mano.

   I don't know what the f is wrong with me.

   Synonyms: f*k, f**k, fak, fuck

Inflection

Third masculine declension (no endings)
nom. sing.	f
gen. sing.	f
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	f	f	f
genitive rodȋlnik	f	f	f
dative dajȃlnik	f	f	f
accusative tožȋlnik	f	f	f
locative mẹ̑stnik	f	f	f
instrumental orọ̑dnik	f	f	f
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	f	f	f

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate)
nom. sing.	f
gen. sing.	f-a
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	f	f-a	f-i
genitive rodȋlnik	f-a	f-ev	f-ev
dative dajȃlnik	f-u, f-i	f-ema	f-em
accusative tožȋlnik	f	f-a	f-e
locative mẹ̑stnik	f-u, f-i	f-ih	f-ih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	f-em	f-ema	f-i
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	f	f-a	f-i

Etymology 3

A dialectal variant of v made by analogy to s/z in dialects where [w] turned into [v] and got its devoiced part, [f].

Pronunciation

• Noramlly

Pronunciation of f

• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [f], SNPT: [f] • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): [f], SNPT: [f]

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

• Otside usual context

Pronunciation of f [fə̀] (ə̏)

• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [ˈfə̂], SNPT: [fə̏] • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): [ˈfə], SNPT: [fə̀], Audio: (file)

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

Miscellaneous

• Rhymes: -ə (ə̀) (non-tonal) • Hyphenation: f • Homophones: F, f (tonal and non-tonal) • Homophones: F, f (non-tonal only)

• Alpine Slavic (1000–1200 AD): *və̀     • Carinthian dialect plane: *və̏     • Veneitian–Karst dialect plane: *və̏     • Soča–Idrija dialect plane: *və̏     • Upper Carniolan dialect plane: *və̏     • Lower Carniolan dialect plane: *və̏     • Southern Styrian dialect plane: *və̏     • Northern Styrian dialect plane: *və̏     • Pannonian dialect plane: *və̏

Preposition

f

1. (dialectal, particularly eastern dialects, with accusative) into, in

   2020 July 24, “Dejo: Pa kdu je ta Branko?”, in Radio Odeon‎:

   I ko ne vrjameš več v njega, on še skus vrjame f tebe.

   And when you don't believe in him anymore, he still believes in you.

2. (dialectal, particularly eastern dialects, with locative) in, at

Usage notes

This variant of preposition v is used only before words that start with a devoiced consonant and binds to the syllable of the following word or geminates [f] if the following word starts with it.

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Vv, Zz, Žž
• jebati
• v

Further reading

• “f”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (letter name) /ˈefe/ [ˈe.fe]
• (Castilian)

  Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -efe

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

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Turkish

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The seventh letter of the Turkish alphabet, called fe and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, 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, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

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Turkmen

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɸ/

Letter

f (upper case F)

1. 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

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ɛv/
  • (informal) IPA^(key): /v(ː)/

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The eighth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èf and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by e and followed by ff.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “f”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /f/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /fí/

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called fí and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y

• As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y

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Zulu

Letter

f (lower case, upper case F)

1. The sixth letter of the Zulu 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