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'''F, f''' is a letter of the [[Latin alphabet]]. It is the sixth letter of most variants, being placed after [[E (letter)|E]] and before [[G (letter)|G]], as is the case for instance in the [[English alphabet]]. Its English name is pronounced [ˈef], | '''F, f''' is a letter of the [[Latin alphabet]]. It is the sixth letter of most variants, being placed after [[E (letter)|E]] and before [[G (letter)|G]], as is the case for instance in the [[English alphabet]]. Its English name is pronounced [ˈef], ''eff''. | ||
==Use in English== | ==Use in English== | ||
{{:English_spellings/Catalogs/Masterlist}} | {{:English_spellings/Catalogs/Masterlist}} | ||
'''f''' is a labiodental fricative, air being pushed through the upper teeth and lower lip. It is an unvoiced '''v''': '''feŵ''' and '''vieŵ''' are a [[minimal pair]]. | '''f''' is a labiodental fricative, air being pushed through the upper teeth and lower lip: '''fún, féather, férry, fîght, forty, fífty, fílth, fíckle, fád, flóp, frét, físt, óff, óften''' (*offen), '''fát, fïrst, déaf, friénd'''. It is an unvoiced '''v''': '''feŵ''' and '''vieŵ''' are a [[minimal pair]]. | ||
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It is often doubled at the end of words, after a single vowel letter: '''óff, stúff, clíff, whíff, múff''', though not always: '''íf, óf''' (*ov), '''déaf''' (two vowel letters). | It is often doubled at the end of words, after a single vowel letter: '''óff, stúff, clíff, whíff, múff''', though not always: '''íf, óf''' (*ov), '''déaf''' (two vowel letters). | ||
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'''f''' begins consonant clusters: '''Áfghan, aflôat, frîght, shíft'''. | '''f''' begins consonant clusters: '''Áfghan, aflôat, frîght, shíft'''. | ||
The '''f''' sound, however, is spelt '''ph''' in many words from Greek: '''epíphany, Dáphne, grāph, élephant''' | The '''f''' sound, however, is spelt '''ph''' in many words from Greek: '''epíphany, Dáphne, grāph, élephant''' (though '''Stêphen''' is pronounced the same as '''Stêven'''). | ||
In some words the '''f''' sound is written '''[[GH|gh]]''': '''enoúgh, tróugh, cóugh'''. | In some words the '''f''' sound is written '''[[GH|gh]]''': '''enoúgh, tróugh, cóugh'''. | ||
In '''óf''' and Welsh words such as '''eistéddfod''' (-édhvod) and '''Aberfán''', single '''f''' is pronounced as '''v'''. | |||
==Scientific uses== | |||
*F: farad, the unit of electric capacitance | |||
*'''''F''''': force | |||
*''f'': generic function | |||
Latest revision as of 09:37, 12 October 2013
F, f is a letter of the Latin alphabet. It is the sixth letter of most variants, being placed after E and before G, as is the case for instance in the English alphabet. Its English name is pronounced [ˈef], eff.
Use in English
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f is a labiodental fricative, air being pushed through the upper teeth and lower lip: fún, féather, férry, fîght, forty, fífty, fílth, fíckle, fád, flóp, frét, físt, óff, óften (*offen), fát, fïrst, déaf, friénd. It is an unvoiced v: feŵ and vieŵ are a minimal pair.
- The accents show stress and pronunciation (see English spellings): A: sát, mâde, pàrk, cāst (cást/càst), åll, ãir; E: ére, êar, vèin, fërn; I: sít, mîne, skì, bïrd; O: sóng, môde, lòve, wörd, ŏr; OO: moôn, foòt; U: sún, mûse, fùll, pürr; W: neŵ, ẁant; Y: gým, mŷ, keỳ, mÿrrh.
It is often doubled at the end of words, after a single vowel letter: óff, stúff, clíff, whíff, múff, though not always: íf, óf (*ov), déaf (two vowel letters). And also in the middle of words: ráffle, óffer, íffy, báffle, éffort, Clífford, múffle, stúffing, stúffed.
f begins consonant clusters: Áfghan, aflôat, frîght, shíft.
The f sound, however, is spelt ph in many words from Greek: epíphany, Dáphne, grāph, élephant (though Stêphen is pronounced the same as Stêven).
In some words the f sound is written gh: enoúgh, tróugh, cóugh.
In óf and Welsh words such as eistéddfod (-édhvod) and Aberfán, single f is pronounced as v.
Scientific uses
- F: farad, the unit of electric capacitance
- F: force
- f: generic function