Ff. - Wiktionary

See also: ff, fF, ff, FF, and ␌

English

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of Latin foliō (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”).

Phrase

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ff.

1. and the following (pages, paragraphs etc.)

Usage notes

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• The abbreviation ff. is used in citation to refer to a section for which no final page number can usefully be given. If there is only a single section following, f. may be used instead.
• More properly, it is still used, as originally, to refer to the next page or pages in a citation. As such, Hornblower 258 f. would refer to pages 258–259, whereas 258 ff. would refer to an undetermined number of pages following page 258.

Synonyms

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• et seq.

Related terms

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• f.

Translations

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Catalan: s. (ca) (p. 3 s., p. 3s. - pàgina 3 i següents) Danish: ff. Finnish: ja seur. French: et ss. pl (et suivantes), (p. 3 et ss. - page 3 et suivantes), s. (fr) pl (page x et suivantes) German: ff. (de) Greek: κ.εξ. (k.ex.) Lingala: el. (eso landa) Spanish: ss. (p. 3 y ss., p. 3 ss. - página 3 y siguientes), y sigs. f pl Swedish: ff. (sv) Turkish: vd. (tr) pl

Danish

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Phrase

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ff.

1. ff. (and the following pages)

German

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Etymology

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Originally the plural of the abbreviation of New Latin foliō (“on the (next) page”), ablative of folium (“leaf, page”). Later also explained as an abbreviation of folgende.

Pronunciation

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

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ff. (indeclinable)

1. (of pages) abbreviation of folgende(n) pl (“following, subsequent”): ff., et seqq. (the word fortfolgend has been coined as a folk-etymological explanation of this abbreviation and is not commonly encountered in other use than this fanciful explanation, which is in fact a backronym)
   • 1926–8, Leumann–Hofmann–Szantyr, Lateinische Grammatik I: Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre (2nd ed., 1977), Formenlehre Nomen II.B, § 273:1.d, page 290: Lit. zu den Gentilicia (aus Patronymika): Schulze, EN 385 f. -eius, 432 ff. -eius (bei etrusk. Namenstämmen älter noch -aeus), 457 f. -eius und -uleius; dazu 284 lēguleius sterteius.Literature pertaining to nomina gentilicia (from patronyms): Schulze, EN 385 f. -eius, 432 ff. -eius (older still in Etruscan name stems -aeus), 457 f. -eius and -uleius; as in 284 lēguleius sterteius.