фіг

• IPA^(key): [fʲiɦ]

Borrowed from Latin fīcus (“fig”), likely via Polish figa, from Middle High German vîge, from Old High German fîga.

фіг • (fih) m inan (genitive фі́га, фіга́, nominative plural фі́ги, genitive plural фі́гів)

1. a hand gesture made by making a fist and putting the thumb between the index finger and middle finger, usually carries a vulgar meaning (known as the "fig sign"); ASL letter "t"

   Synonyms: хвига (xvyha), ду́ля (dúlja)

   "Фіг вам!" ― "Fih vam!" ― "Screw you!" (roughly, you (plural) will get nothing at all)

• When used in the expressions ні фіга́ (ni fihá) and до фіга́ (do fihá), the last syllable should be stressed.

фіг • (fih) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of фі́га (fíha)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “фіг”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka