Forfeda

Ífín

Sound: IO

🌿 Tree / meaning: Gooseberry

Extended characters added for sounds not in Old Irish.

What is Ífín?

Ífín (pronounced approximately as its Latin equivalent, IO) is one of the letters of the ancient Ogham alphabet, the edge-carved writing system used in early medieval Ireland and Britain. It belongs to the Forfeda.

In the traditional Celtic tree calendar associated with Ogham, Ífín is linked to the Gooseberry.

How to Write Ífín

In the Forfeda, strokes are formed with more complex strokes crossing or angling across the stem.

The Unicode Character

Latin equivalent: IO

Aicme: Forfeda

Tree: Gooseberry

Names Containing This Sound

Try It in the Translator

Type any name or word into our traducteur ogham to see Ífín and the other letters in action.