fif

See also: FIF and fîf

French

Etymology

Abbreviation of fifille

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fif/

Noun

fif m (plural fifs)

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

Related terms

tapette

Further reading

“fif” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fīf.

Numeral

fif

(Sylt, cardinal) five

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiːf/

Numeral

fīf

five

Derived terms

Related terms

fīfta

Descendants

Middle English: fif, vif, fyve, five
- Scots: fif, fife, fyve, five
- English: five

Old Frisian

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fimf.

Numeral

fīf

five.

Descendants

North Frisian:
Föhr-Amrum, Mooring and Wiedingharde: 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.

Numeral

fīf

five

Descendants

Low German: fief

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