efe
Translingual
Symbol
efeCategory:Translingual lemmas#EFECategory:Translingual symbols#EFECategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#EFECategory:Translingual palindromes#EFECategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#EFECategory:Pages with entries#EFECategory:Pages with 10 entries#EFE
See also
Asturian
Noun
efe f (plural efes)Category:Asturian lemmas#EFECategory:Asturian nouns#EFECategory:Asturian palindromes#EFECategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#EFECategory:Asturian feminine nouns#EFECategory:Pages with entries#EFECategory:Pages with 10 entries#EFE
- The name of the Latin script letter F/f.Category:ast:Latin letter names#EFE
Basque
Pronunciation
Noun
efe inanCategory:Basque lemmas#EFECategory:Basque nouns#EFECategory:Basque palindromes#EFECategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#EFECategory:Basque inanimate nouns#EFECategory:Pages with entries#EFECategory:Pages with 10 entries#EFE
- The name of the Latin script letter F/f.Category:eu:Latin letter names#EFE
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | efe | efea | efeak | efeok |
| ergative | efek | efeak | efeek | efeok |
| dative | eferi | efeari | efeei | efeoi |
| genitive | eferen | efearen | efeen | efeon |
| comitative | eferekin | efearekin | efeekin | efeokin |
| causative | eferengatik | efearengatik | efeengatik | efeongatik |
| benefactive | eferentzat | efearentzat | efeentzat | efeontzat |
| instrumental | efez | efeaz | efeez | efeotaz |
| inessive | efetan | efean | efeetan | efeotan |
| locative | efetako | efeko | efeetako | efeotako |
| allative | efetara | efera | efeetara | efeotara |
| terminative | efetaraino | eferaino | efeetaraino | efeotaraino |
| directive | efetarantz | eferantz | efeetarantz | efeotarantz |
| destinative | efetarako | eferako | efeetarako | efeotarako |
| ablative | efetatik | efetik | efeetatik | efeotatik |
| partitive | eferik | — | — | — |
| prolative | efetzat | — | — | — |
See also
Further reading
- “efe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “efe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
efe f (plural efes)Category:Catalan lemmas#EFECategory:Catalan nouns#EFECategory:Catalan countable nouns#EFECategory:Catalan feminine nouns with no feminine ending#EFECategory:Catalan palindromes#EFECategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#EFECategory:Catalan feminine nouns#EFECategory:Pages with entries#EFECategory:Pages with 10 entries#EFE
- (ValenciaCategory:Valencian#EFE) alternative form of efa
Further reading
- “efe” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
efe m (plural efes)Category:Galician lemmas#EFECategory:Galician nouns#EFECategory:Galician countable nouns#EFECategory:Galician palindromes#EFECategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#EFECategory:Galician masculine nouns#EFECategory:Pages with entries#EFECategory:Pages with 10 entries#EFE
- The name of the Latin script letter F/f.Category:gl:Latin letter names#EFE
See also
Further reading
- “efe”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “efe”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Nupe

Etymology
Proposed to have derived from Proto-NupoidCategory:Nupe terms inherited from Proto-Nupoid#EFECategory:Nupe terms derived from Proto-Nupoid#EFE *efè. Cognates include Gbari esè, Kakanda ifeCategory:Kakanda terms in nonstandard scripts#EFE, Asu efè and Dibo efè.
Pronunciation
Noun
efèCategory:Nupe lemmas#EFECategory:Nupe nouns#EFECategory:Nupe palindromes#EFECategory:Nupe entries with incorrect language header#EFECategory:Pages with entries#EFECategory:Pages with 10 entries#EFE
Derived terms
- lefè (“driving rain”)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: e‧fe
Noun
efe m (plural efes)Category:Portuguese lemmas#EFECategory:Portuguese nouns#EFECategory:Portuguese countable nouns#EFECategory:Portuguese palindromes#EFECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#EFECategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#EFECategory:Pages with entries#EFECategory:Pages with 10 entries#EFE
- The name of the Latin script letter F/f.Category:pt:Latin letter names#EFE
- Synonym: (Northeast Brazil) fê
See also
Further reading
- “efe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “efe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈefe/ [ˈe.fe]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#EFECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#EFE
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#EFEAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -efeCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/efe#EFECategory:Rhymes:Spanish/efe/2 syllables#EFE
- Syllabification: e‧fe
Noun
efe f (plural efes)Category:Spanish lemmas#EFECategory:Spanish nouns#EFECategory:Spanish countable nouns#EFECategory:Spanish palindromes#EFECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#EFECategory:Spanish feminine nouns#EFECategory:Pages with entries#EFECategory:Pages with 10 entries#EFE
- The name of the Latin script letter F/f.Category:es:Latin letter names#EFE
Further reading
- “efe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#EFECategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#EFE efe, the Spanish name of the letter F / f.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔefe/ [ˈʔɛː.fɛ]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#EFECategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#EFE
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈʔepe/ [ˈʔɛː.pɛ]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#EFECategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#EFE
- Rhymes: -efe, (with nativization) -epeCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/efe#EFECategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/efe/2 syllables#EFECategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/epe#EFECategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/epe/2 syllables#EFE
- Syllabification: e‧feCategory:Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation#EFE
Noun
efe (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#EFECategory:Tagalog nouns#EFECategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#EFECategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#EFECategory:Tagalog terms spelled with F#EFECategory:Tagalog palindromes#EFECategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#EFECategory:Pages with entries#EFECategory:Pages with 10 entries#EFE
- (historicalCategory:Tagalog terms with historical senses#EFE) the name of the Latin script letter F/f, in the AbecedarioCategory:tl:Latin letter names#EFE
- Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) ef
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish#EFECategory:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#EFE افه. Three origins have been proposed, the most likely origin, according to Nişanyan is that the word is a derivation of Old TurkicCategory:Turkish terms derived from Old Turkic#EFE ebeCategory:Old Turkic terms in nonstandard scripts#EFE, Old TurkicCategory:Turkish terms derived from Old Turkic#EFE eceCategory:Old Turkic terms in nonstandard scripts#EFE et cetera, from infantile speech, while a Greek origin is tempting, says Nişanyan, cultural exchange lacks explanation. Otherwise, from GreekCategory:Turkish terms derived from Greek#EFE έφηβος (éfivos, “adolescent”) from Ancient GreekCategory:Turkish terms derived from Ancient Greek#EFE ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”). In the sense of brave, a clipping of efendim (Ancient GreekCategory:Turkish terms derived from Ancient Greek#EFE αὐθέντης (authéntēs)) used among the Zeybeks to address each other, then to describe the Zeybeks, then to describe their perceived qualities.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈfe/Category:Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation#EFE
- Homophone: EfeCategory:Turkish terms with homophones#EFE
- Hyphenation: e‧fe
Noun
efe (definite accusative efeyi, plural efeler)Category:Turkish lemmas#EFECategory:Turkish nouns#EFECategory:Turkish palindromes#EFECategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#EFECategory:Pages with entries#EFECategory:Pages with 10 entries#EFE
Declension
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Related terms
References
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “efe”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1366
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “افه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 121
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “efe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
