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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 )
The sixth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet .
See also
Pronunciation
Pronunciation of IPA with the sound : (file )
Symbol
f
( music ) forte
( IPA ) a voiceless labiodental fricative .
( superscript ⟨ᶠ⟩ , IPA ) -fricated release of a plosive (e.g. , sometimes implying an affricate ); -coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic .
( physics ) frequency
( optics ) focal length
( linguistics ) feminine gender
Gallery
See also
Other representations of F:
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
( 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 )
The sixth letter of the English alphabet , called ef and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
eff as a verb.
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 .
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
f
( stenoscript ) Abbreviation of for .
( stenoscript ) prefix for- .
( stenoscript ) suffix/sequence for(e) .
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")
Synonyms: F , fo
( euphemistic ) Abbreviation of fuck .
What the f do you think you're doing?
( grammar ) Abbreviation of feminine .
Coordinate terms: m ( “ masculine ” ) , n ( “ neuter ” )
Alternative form: f.
Derived terms
Translations
Hebrew: נ (he) ( n )
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: nn.
Marathi: स्त्रीलिंग ( strīliṅga )
Russian: ж (ru) ( ž )
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
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
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
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
The sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
Previous letter: e
Next letter: g
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
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
Etymology 1
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information , and f for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈæf/ , ( letter name )
IPA (key ) : /ˈef/ , ( letter name, dated )
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
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
German musical notation .
Noun
f
( 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
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
The sixth letter of the French alphabet , written in the Latin script .
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
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
The eleventh letter of the Hungarian alphabet , called eff and written in the Latin script .
Declension
Derived terms
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 .
Further reading
( speech sound, letter, abbreviation ) : f in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
( musical sound, its symbol, or its key or chord position ) : f in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
( interjection expressing pain ) : f in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
f in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language ] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó , 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024) .
Icelandic
Pronunciation
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
( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /f/
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /fe/
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
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
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
Italian
Letter
f f or m (invariable , lower case , upper case F )
The sixth letter of the Italian alphabet , called effe and written in the Latin script .
Kashubian
Etymology
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and f for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
The tenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ą ą , Ã ã , B b , C c , D d , E e , É é , Ë ë , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , O o , Ò ò , Ó ó , Ô ô , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ù ù , W w , Y y , Z z , Ż ż
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
Letter
F
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 , instead of ) is found only in words of foreign origin (borrowings).
See also
Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
burti : A a , Ā ā , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , Ģ ģ , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , Ķ ķ , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
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
Maltese
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /f/
IPA (key ) : /v/ ( per assimilation to a following voiced obstruent )
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
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
Norwegian
Pronunciation
Letter
f (upercase F )
The sixth letter of the Norwegian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
In Norwegian runic inscriptions from 17-19 centuries this letter is usually written as ᚠ .
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 , Æ æ , Ø ø , Å å
Nupe
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
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
Polish
Etymology
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and f for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
f (upper case F , lower case )
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
Portuguese
Pronunciation
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
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
( International Standard ) The eighth letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
( 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 z International 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 ) .
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
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 â , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , Î î , 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
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
The sixth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet , written in the Latin script . It is preceded by e and followed by g . Its traditional name is feàrna ( “ alder ” ) .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litir ; A a (À à ), B b (Bh bh ), C c (Ch ch ), D d (Dh dh ), E e (È è ), F f (Fh fh ), G g (Gh gh ), H h , I i (Ì ì ), L l , M m (Mh mh ), N n , O o (Ò ò ), P p (Ph ph ), R r , S s (Sh sh ), T t (Th th ), U u (Ù ù )
( diacritics ) ◌̀
( obsolete vowels ) Á á É é Ó ó
Etymology 2
Adverb
f
Abbreviation of feasgar ( “ (in the) afternoon, post meridiem ” ) ; pm , p.m.
Antonyms: m , sa mhadainn
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Letter
f (Cyrillic spelling ф )
The 10th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica ), preceded by e and followed by g .
Preposition
f (Cyrillic spelling ф )
( Kajkavian ) in , at (location)
( Kajkavian ) to , into (direction)
( Kajkavian ) on , in , at , during (time)
( Kajkavian ) in , during (time)
Synonyms
Silesian
Etymology
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and f for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
The eighth letter of the Silesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ã ã , B b , C c , Ć ć , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , Ń ń , O o , Ŏ ŏ , Ō ō , Ô ô , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Ś ś , T t , U u , W w , Y y , Z z , Ź ź , Ż ż
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
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
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.
Pronunciation of f (ə̏, ȅ)
• ( Standard Slovene, tonal ) IPA (key ) : , , SNPT : , • ( Standard Slovene, non-tonal ) IPA (key ) : , , SNPT : , , ,
Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.
Miscellaneous
• 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 )
The seventh letter of the Slovene alphabet , written in the Latin script .
The tenth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script .
The seventh letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script .
Symbol
f
( SNPT ) Phonetic transcription of sound .
Noun
f m inan
The name of the Latin script letter F / f .
( linguistics ) The name of the phoneme /f / .
Inflection
More common when with a definite adjective
First pronunciation, dialectal, in common written language used till 19th century
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 (ȅ)
Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.
Interjection
f
( slang, euphemistic, usually in phrase f you / f ju ) fuck
Synonyms: f*k , f**k , fak , fuck
Noun
f m inan
( slang, euphemistic, usually in nominative case ) fuck
Synonyms: f*k , f**k , fak , fuck
Ne vem kaj za f je narobe z mano. I don't know what the f is wrong with me.
Inflection
Etymology 3
A dialectal variant of v made by analogy to s /z in dialects where turned into and got its devoiced part, .
Pronunciation
Pronunciation of f
Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.
Pronunciation of f (ə̏)
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
( 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.
( 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 if the following word starts with it.
See also
(Latin script letters ) A a , B b , C c , Č č , 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 , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , V v , Z z , Ž ž
jebati
v
Further reading
“f ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU , portal Fran
Spanish
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
The sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet , called ef and written in the Latin script .
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish f . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English f .
Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish f .
Pronunciation
( Standard Tagalog )
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔef/ ( letter name, Filipino alphabet )
IPA (key ) : ( more native-sounding ) /ˈʔep/ ( letter name, Filipino alphabet )
Rhymes: -ef ( letter name, Filipino alphabet ) , ( more native-sounding ) -ep ( letter name, Filipino alphabet )
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔefe/ ( letter name, Abecedario )
IPA (key ) : ( more native-sounding ) /ˈʔepe/ ( letter name, Abecedario )
Rhymes: -efe ( letter name, Abecedario ) , ( more native-sounding ) -epe ( letter name, Abecedario )
IPA (key ) : /f/ ( phoneme )
IPA (key ) : ( more native-sounding ) /p/ ( phoneme )
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉ᜔ )
The sixth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet ), called ef and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
This letter is mostly used only in Spanish-based spellings, proper nouns, or unadapted loanwords.
Some purists of Tagalog replace f in words with p .
See also
( Latin-script letters) titik ; 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 , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒ )
( historical ) The seventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario ), called efe and written in the Latin script .
Further reading
“f ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
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
Welsh
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
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 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 , Î î , 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
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
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
( 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
Zulu
Letter
f (lower case , upper case F )
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