Finte
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editFinte f (genitive Finte, plural Finten)
Declension
editDeclension of Finte [feminine]
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSometimes linked to Latin pingō (“to paint”), with the suggestion that the original meaning of this fish name is "mottled [fish]". If so, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
editFinte f (genitive Finte, plural Finten)
Declension
editDeclension of Finte [feminine]
Descendants
edit- → Dutch: fint
Further reading
edit- “Finte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache