F


Meaning of F in English

vt 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.

2. f ·- f is the sixth letter of the english alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. its form and sound are from the latin. the latin borrowed the form from the greek digamma /, which probably had the value of english w consonant. the form and value of greek letter came from the phoenician, the ultimate source being probably egyptian. etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in ·eng. five, ·gr. pe`nte; ·eng. wolf, ·lat. lupus, ·gr. ly`kos; ·eng. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, ·vt; ·eng. bear, ·lat. ferre. ·see guide to pronunciation, // 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.

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