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fif

fif

See also: FIF and fîf

French

Etymology

Abbreviation of fifille

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fif/

Noun

fif m (plural fifs)

  1. (Quebec, slang, derogatory) an effeminate male homosexual; poof; faggot

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North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fīf. Compare Helgoland North Frisian fiuw.

Numeral

fif

  1. (Sylt, cardinal) five

Old English

Numeral

fīf

  1. (cardinal) five

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Derived terms


Old Frisian

Old Frisian cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : fif

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fimf.

Numeral

fīf

  1. (cardinal) five.

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum and Mooring: fiiw
    Helgoland: fiuw
    Sylt: fif
  • Saterland Frisian: fieuw
  • West Frisian: fiif

Old Saxon

Old Saxon cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : fif

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fimf, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (five).

Numeral

fīf

  1. five

Descendants