# efe
## Asturian
### Noun

efe f (plural efes)
* The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /efe/, [e̞.fe̞]

### Noun

efe inan
* The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.fə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈe.fe]

### Noun

efe f (plural efes)
* (Valencia) Alternative form of efa

### Further reading

* “efe” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛfe/ [ˈɛ.fɪ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛfe

### Noun

efe m (plural efes)
* The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.

## Nupe
### Etymology

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *efè. Cognates include Gbari esè, Kakanda ife, Asu efè and Dibo efè.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ē.fè/

### Noun

efè
* wind

#### Derived terms

* lefè (“driving rain”)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛ.fi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛ.fi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛ.fe/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɛ.fɨ/
* Hyphenation: e‧fe

### Noun

efe m (plural efes)
* The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.
    Synonym: fê

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈefe/ [ˈe.fe]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -efe
* Syllabification: e‧fe

### Noun

efe f (plural efes)
* The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.

### Further reading

* “efe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish efe, the Spanish name of the letter F/f.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔefe/ [ˈʔɛː.fɛ]
** IPA: (more native-sounding) /ˈʔepe/ [ˈʔɛː.pɛ]
* Rhymes: -efe, (more native-sounding) -epe
* Syllabification: e‧fe

### Noun

efe (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒ)
* (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter F/f, in the Abecedario
    Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) ef

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish افه. Three origins have been proposed, the most likely origin, according to Nişanyan is that the word is a derivation of Old Turkic ebe, Old Turkic ece et cetera, from infantile speech, while a Greek origin is tempting, says Nişanyan, cultural exchange lacks explanation. Otherwise, from Greek έφηβος (éfivos, “adolescent”) from Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”). In the sense of brave, a clipping of efendim (Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs)) used among the Zeybeks to address each other, then to describe the Zeybeks, then to describe their perceived qualities.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eˈfe/
* Homophone: Efe
* Hyphenation: e‧fe

### Noun

efe (definite accusative efeyi, plural efeler)
* brave person; roughneck
* elder brother

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
efe
efeler
definite accusative
efeyi
efeleri
dative
efeye
efelere
locative
efede
efelerde
ablative
efeden
efelerden
genitive
efenin
efelerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
efem
efelerim
2nd singular
efen
efelerin
3rd singular
efesi
efeleri
1st plural
efemiz
efelerimiz
2nd plural
efeniz
efeleriniz
3rd plural
efeleri
efeleri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
efemi
efelerimi
2nd singular
efeni
efelerini
3rd singular
efesini
efelerini
1st plural
efemizi
efelerimizi
2nd plural
efenizi
efelerinizi
3rd plural
efelerini
efelerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
efeme
efelerime
2nd singular
efene
efelerine
3rd singular
efesine
efelerine
1st plural
efemize
efelerimize
2nd plural
efenize
efelerinize
3rd plural
efelerine
efelerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
efemde
efelerimde
2nd singular
efende
efelerinde
3rd singular
efesinde
efelerinde
1st plural
efemizde
efelerimizde
2nd plural
efenizde
efelerinizde
3rd plural
efelerinde
efelerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
efemden
efelerimden
2nd singular
efenden
efelerinden
3rd singular
efesinden
efelerinden
1st plural
efemizden
efelerimizden
2nd plural
efenizden
efelerinizden
3rd plural
efelerinden
efelerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
efemin
efelerimin
2nd singular
efenin
efelerinin
3rd singular
efesinin
efelerinin
1st plural
efemizin
efelerimizin
2nd plural
efenizin
efelerinizin
3rd plural
efelerinin
efelerinin
Predicative forms
singular
plural
1st singular
efeyim
efelerim
2nd singular
efesin
efelersin
3rd singular
efe efedir
efeler efelerdir
1st plural
efeyiz
efeleriz
2nd plural
efesiniz
efelersiniz
3rd plural
efeler
efelerdir :

#### Related terms

* Efe

### 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, 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