ferment-o: a ferment (as yeast, leaven); (fig.) which excites or gives rise to. — DEFIRS
fermentac-ar: (intr.; also fig.) to ferment; (of dough) to rise. — DEFIRS
feroc-a: ferocious. Def.: Sovaja, kruela e violentoza; III—325. Ex.: Feroca bestio; metafore: feroca tirano; feroca konservemo. — EFIS
fertil-a: fertile (ground, also fig.); -eso: fertility, fruitfulness; -igar: to fertilize. V. exp.: Fertila ne esas la sama ideo kam fekunda: ento fekunda genitas ento simila a su; fertila esas simple produktema, qua produktas multo (ex.: agro); fekunda dicesas pri la vivanta enti, fertila pri la tero; IV—10. — DEFIS
fervor-ar: (intr.) to be fervent, be earnest, eager, zealous; (cf. ardorar, zelar); fervoroza prego: fervent prayer; -ar pri ulo: to be eager about something, take a thing to heart. — EFIS
fer-voy-o: railroad, railway; -isto: R. R. employee.
fes: (mus.) F flat.
fest-ar: (intr.) to observe a holiday; (rel.) to keep a feast; -o, -o-dio: festival, celebration, holiday, saint's day; -ala: festal, festive (of holidays); Pasko- -o: Easter; muzik- -o: music festival; garden- -o: garden fête. — DEFIS
festin-ar: (tr., intr.) to feast, eat sumptuously, banquet; -ala: festaclass="underline" of a f. — eFS
feston-o: festoon; -izar: to f.; (fig.) to scallop. — DEFIRS
festuk-o: a blade of straw. — FI
fet-o: foetus. — DEFIS
fetid-a: fetid, rank, stinking; (cf. mal-odor-anta). — DEFIS
fetish-o: fetish. — DEFIRS
feud-o: fief, feud, fee; -ala: feudal; -ismo: feudalism, feodality; -igar: to enfeoff. — DEFIRS
fez-o: fez: (Turkish) red cap. — DEFIRS
fi!: fie! shame! faugh! ugh! pish! phew! — DEFR
fiakr-o: hackney-coach, cab, four-wheeled public carraige; -o-kavalo: cab-horse. — DeFR
fial-o: vial. V. exp.: vid. botelo. — DEFI
fianc-ar: (tr.) to betroth, affiance, pledge in marriage; (ulu kun); -eskar: to become engaged; -o, -eso: betrothal, engagement; -it-o, -ulo, -ino: fiance; ge- -iti: the two affianced. — eFI
fiask-o: fiasco, complete failure. — DEFIRS
fibr-o: fiber; -eto: fibril; -ala, -oza, -esk-ema, -atra: fibrous, thready; -igar: to thread out (ulo); -eskar: to become fibrous. — DEFIRS
fibrin-o: (chem.) fibrin. — DEFIRS
fibroin-o*: (chem.) fibroin. — DE
fibul-o: (antiq.) fibula, a buckle or clasp (cf. peroneo); -izar: (surg.) to infibulate. — DEFIS
fich-o: (play-) counter, token, check; asisto- -o: token of presence. Def.: Lud-, konto – marko. Asisto – ficho pagesas a la membri di ula konsilantari, qui asistis singla kunveno; V—484. — DFRS
fid-ar: (intr.) to trust, put one’s trust (in); rely (upon); put confidence (ad ulu, ulo); (cf. konfidar); o-: confidence, reliance, faith; -ema: trusting, confiding; -inda: faithful, trustworthy; -ala: (jur.) fiduciary; su- -ego: great self-confidence; su-fid-eg-anta: overweening; me fidas a lua parolo: I rely on his word. — eFIS
fideikomis-o: (jur.) a trust (of an estate or property); -ario: trustee. — DFIS
fidel-a: (of persons) faithful, true, trusty; -(ul)o: a f. person; -eso: fidelity, fealty, allegiance (cf. vasal-eso, devot-eso, loyal-eso); -o-juro: oath of allegiance; -a a sua obligi: faithful to one’s engagements; -a amiko: a faithful friend. — EFIS
fier-a: proud, proper sense of self-respect or self-esteem; il esas fiera e superba: he is proud and haughty. V. exp.: Fiera esas ta qua havas alta (ma generale justa) opiniono pri sua valoro, merito, povo, e qua manifestas ol extere. Superba esas ta qua havas ecesa opiniono pri sua valoro e merito, e konseque manifestas exajerata pretendi; IV—465. Ant.: modesta, afabla, familiara. — FIS
fifr-o: fife; -isto: fifer. — DEF
fig-o: (bot.) fig; -iero: f. tree; -ier-eyo: f. orchard. — DEFIRS
figur-o: (also geom. rhet.) figure, outside form, shape of a body; appearance, representation; -ala expresuro, senco, stilo: a figurative expression, sense, style; -o vort-ala: figure of speech; -izar: to figure, form into a determinate shape, represent (in picture) or statuary; -izar kombato: to figure, to represent a fight; -izo: figuration; -iz-anta, -iva: figurative, typical; -iz-ebla: representable. Def.: Formo di tota korpo, homala o ne; V—679. Ex.: Figuro di persono, animalo, kozo. Figurizar ulo, garnisar ulo per figuri. Pensala figuro. — DEFIRS
figurant-o, -ulo, -ino: (theat.) figurant, accessory dancer or character. — DeFS
fikari-o*: (bot.) figwort (Ficaria verna. Ranunculus ficaria).
fiktiv-a: fictitious, imaginary, not real. Ex. Fiktiva persono, valoro. — DEFIRS
fil-o: thread; (lina, lana, kotona, e.c.) (flax, wool, cotton, etc.) yarn; (metal-) -o: wire; -ala, -oza: thready; -ifar: (intr.) to spin; -igar: (tr.) to spin (ulo), to make into threads; -if-erio: spinning mill; -if-roto: spinning-wheel; metal-fil-igar: to wire draw, draw into wire; -izar: to thread (a needle); -marioneto, -pupeo: dancing Jack. — FIS
filament-o*: filament (of plants, of nerves, etc.) — DEFIS
filandr-o, -i: air-thread(s), gossamer(s) (from spiders); (cf. araneotelo). — F
filantrop-o: philanthropist; -eso: philanthropy. — DEFIRS