fifa
/ˈfiːfə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.21 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)
name
A series of association football video games developed and released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label.
name
Alternative letter-case form of FIFA.
Example Sentences
- "In terms of viewing audience and revenue, the FIFA World Cup is the largest sport megaevent of its kind[…]"
- "After FIFA President Gianni Infantino called for automatic forfeits for teams whose fans have racially abused players and caused matches to be abandoned, the English Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) chair says fellow players don’t believe enough is being done to punish racism at soccer matches."
- "Governmental interference in football resulted in Fifa banning Zimbabwe from the international game in 2022, while last year the United States imposed sanctions on Mnangagwa and other senior officials for corruption and human rights abuses."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus, foederis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin foederō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin foederātiōnemlbor. French fédération Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin interlbor. French inter- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tisder. Proto-Italic *gnātiō Latin nātiōbor. Old French nacion Middle French nation French nation Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French national French internationalder. French internationale Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius ▲ Latin -ō Latin sociō Latin associārebor. French associer ▲ Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ationder. French -tion French association Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Germanic *fōts Proto-West Germanic *fōt Old English fōt Middle English fot Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal Middle English fotbal English footballbor. French football ▲ English association footballcalq. French football association French FIFAobor. English FIFA Orthographic borrowing from French FIFA.