final
See also finał
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine.
Pronunciation
Noun
final (plural finals)
- (followed by "one") The ending, the last.
- (US) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
- A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).
- (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any convential melody played in that mode.
Translations
followed by "one": the ending, the last
test or examination given at the end of a term or class
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sports: last round in a contest
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contest that narrows a field of contestants
final part of a syllable
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Adjective
final (comparative more final, superlative most final)
- last; ultimate
- final solution
- the final day of a school term
- (Can we date this quote?), Milton
- Yet despair not of his final pardon.
- Conclusive; decisive
- a final judgment
- the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
- Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view
- (linguistics) word-final, occurring at the end of a word.
Synonyms
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Translations
last; ultimate
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linguistics: occurring at the end of a word
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Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective or noun final
Related terms
External links
- final in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- final in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis - end.
Noun
final
- A final.
Declension
declension of final
| nominative | final |
|---|---|
| genitive | finalnıñ |
| dative | finalğa |
| accusative | finalnı |
| locative | finalda |
| ablative | finaldan |
Adjective
final
References
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
French
Etymology
From Latin fīnālis.
Adjective
final m (feminine finale, masculine plural finals, feminine plural finales)
- final (last)
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
final m (Cyrillic spelling финал)
- (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
- (sports) final
Declension
declension of final
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | final | finali |
| genitive | finala | finala |
| dative | finalu | finalima |
| accusative | final | finale |
| vocative | finale | finali |
| locative | finalom | finalima |
| instrumental | finalu | finalima |
Spanish
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Etymology
From French final.
Noun
final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)
- The end
- (education) The final exam
- (music) finale
- (sports) In tournaments the last contest
Declension
declension of final
possessive forms of final
| nominative | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | finalim | finallerim |
| senin (your) | finalin | finallerin |
| onun (his/her/its) | finali | finalleri |
| bizim (our) | finalimiz | finallerimiz |
| sizin (your) | finaliniz | finalleriniz |
| onların (their) | finalleri | finalleri |
| accusative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | finalimi | finallerimi |
| senin (your) | finalini | finallerini |
| onun (his/her/its) | finalini | finallerini |
| bizim (our) | finalimizi | finallerimizi |
| sizin (your) | finalinizi | finallerinizi |
| onların (their) | finallerini | finallerini |
| dative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | finalime | finallerime |
| senin (your) | finaline | finallerine |
| onun (his/her/its) | finaline | finallerine |
| bizim (our) | finalimize | finallerimize |
| sizin (your) | finalinize | finallerinize |
| onların (their) | finallerine | finallerine |
| locative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | finalimde | finallerimde |
| senin (your) | finalinde | finallerinde |
| onun (his/her/its) | finalinde | finallerinde |
| bizim (our) | finalimizde | finallerimizde |
| sizin (your) | finalinizde | finallerinizde |
| onların (their) | finallerinde | finallerinde |
| ablative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | finalimden | finallerimden |
| senin (your) | finalinden | finallerinden |
| onun (his/her/its) | finalinden | finallerinden |
| bizim (our) | finalimizden | finallerimizden |
| sizin (your) | finalinizden | finallerinizden |
| onların (their) | finallerinden | finallerinden |
| genitive | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | finalimin | finallerimin |
| senin (your) | finalinin | finallerinin |
| onun (his/her/its) | finalinin | finallerinin |
| bizim (our) | finalimizin | finallerimizin |
| sizin (your) | finalinizin | finallerinizin |
| onların (their) | finallerinin | finallerinin |
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