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Translingual
Etymology
The "and following" sense is an abbreviation of Latin folio (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”). The "folios" that follow can be pages, paragraphs, Bible verses, or other sections of written material.
Symbol
ff
- fortissimo
- "and following" (pages, etc)
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Fula.
English
Letter
ff
- Often written in old manuscripts or transcriptions of them, denoting a capital F.
See also
Dutch
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of Latin folio (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”).
Phrase
ff
Etymology 2
When pronounced as the plural of 'f', it sounds like the Dutch word effen.
Adverb
ff
- (informal) Abbreviation of effen; briefly, just.
Usage notes
This abbreviation is primarily used in informal communication, such as text messaging and web messaging.
Welsh
Pronunciation
Letter
ff (lower case, upper case Ff)
- The ninth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èff and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by f and followed by g.
Usage notes
Like the other Welsh digraphs, ff is considered a distinct letter of the Welsh alphabet for all purposes, including collation. Thus, ffa is alphabetically sorted after fwltur.
Mutation
- ff cannot be mutated in Welsh.
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), “ff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies