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Fi
fi
fi
English
Noun
fi
- (music) The solfeggio syllable used to indicate the sharp of the fourth note of a major scale.
Etymology 2
Spelled backwards.
Conjunction
fi
- (computer science) The end of an "if" program instruction, usually as shorthand. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- endif, end-if
Etymology 3
Abbreviation
Noun
fi (uncountable)
- (in combination) Abbreviation of fidelity. (ie. as in hi-fi or wi-fi)
- (in combination) Abbreviation of fiction. (ie. as in sci-fi)
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi/
Etymology 1
Noun
fi f (plural fins)
- finish; the end
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Latin fīnītus, either via Old French fin or an Old Provençal variant.
Adjective
fi m (feminine fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural fines)
Etymology 3
Ancient Greek, via Latin phi
Noun
fi f (plural fis)
Esperanto
Etymology
Interjection
fi
- For shame!
- "Jes, mi frapis mian frateton kaj mi ne bedaŭras ĝin!" "Ho, fi!"
- "Yes, I hit my little brother and I'm not sorry about it!" "Oh, for shame!.
- Fi al vi!
- Shame on you!
French
Etymology
Imitative.
Pronunciation
Interjection
fi
Derived terms
Jamaican Creole
Preposition
fi
- To.
- 1997, Mr. Vegas, Heads High (song):
- Mi wan fi hear yuh scream.
- "I want to hear you scream."
- 2002, Sean Paul, Get Busy (song):
- Me want fi see you get live ‘pon the riddim
- 2006, Otelemate G. Harry, 'Jamaican Creole', in The Journal of the International Phonetic Association, volume 33, no. 1:
- im rap op ina wan jakit fi kiip aut di kuol.
- "He wrapped up in a warm jacket to keep out the cold."
- 1997, Mr. Vegas, Heads High (song):
Latin
Interjection
fī!
Descendants
Verb
fī
- second-person singular present passive imperative of faciō
References
- fi in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fi in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Romanian
Alternative forms
- фи (Moldavian Cyrillic spelling)
Etymology
Suppletive verb formed from Latin sum, fuī, with the infinitive and subjunctive forms replaced by fierī, present active infinitive of fiō. Latin sum derives from Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“I am, I exist”), while fiō derives from Proto-Italic *fuiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, become, come into being, appear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fi]
Verb
a fi (third-person singular present este or e, past participle fost) 4th conj.
- to be
Conjugation
conjugation of fi (fourth conjugation)
| infinitive | a fi | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | fiind | ||||||
| past participle | fost | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | sunt | ești | este, e | suntem | sunteți | sunt | |
| imperfect | eram | erai | era | eram | erați | erau | |
| simple perfect | fusei, fui | fuseși, fuși | fuse, fu | fuserăm, furăm | fuserăți, furăți | fuseră, fură | |
| pluperfect | fusesem | fuseseși | fusese | fuseserăm | fuseserăți | fuseseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să fiu | să fii | să fie | să fim | să fiți | să fie | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | fii | fiți | |||||
| negative | nu fi | nu fiți | |||||
Usage notes
- One can also use e as an informal variant of the third-person singular present tense, este.
- The second entries in the simple perfect row represent the informal variants.