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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.
c. 1570s – 1580 (date written), [Philip Sidney], “The First Booke or Acte”, in he Countess of Pembrookes Arcadia [The Old Arcadia], folio 10, recto, lines 2–4:ffor, as the Love of heaven makes one heavenly, the love of vertue vertuous, ſo dothe the love of the Worlde make one become worldly, […]
See also
Further reading
Verb
ff (third-person singular simple present ffs, present participle ffing, simple past and past participle ffed)
- (gaming) Short for forfeit.
we can't win, ff this shit
Usage notes
Used to call for surrender, typically of one's own team.
Dutch
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of Latin folio (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”).
Phrase
ff
- 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