fin
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
fin
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: fĭn, IPA(key): /fɪn/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophones: thin (with th-fronting), Finn
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English fin, from Old English finn, from Proto-Germanic *finnō, *finǭ (“dorsal fin”) (compare Dutch vin, German Finne, Swedish finne, fena), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn- (“backbone, dorsal fin”) (compare Old Irish ind (“end, point”), Latin pinna (“feather, wing, fin”), Tocharian A spin (“hook”), Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphyá, “splinter, staff”).
Noun edit
fin (plural fins)
- (ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
- The fish's fins minimize water flow.
- 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
- A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
- a dolphin's fin
- A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
- The fin stabilises the plane in flight.
- A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course.
- (surfing) A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
- A hairstyle, resembling the fin of a fish, in which the hair is combed and set into a vertical ridge along the top of the head from about the crown to the forehead.
- A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
- The divers wore fins to swim faster.
- An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
- A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
- (nautical) The conning tower of a submarine.
Synonyms edit
- (appendange of a fish):
- (appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal): flipper (of mammals)
- (aircraft component):
- (of a bomb): vane
- (hairstyle): Mohican
- (device worn by divers): flipper
Derived terms edit
- abdominal fin
- adipose fin
- anal fin
- caudal fin
- cephalic fin
- dorsal fin
- fan-in-fin
- fin chop
- fin fold
- fin-foot
- fin-footed
- fin gripper
- fin keel
- fin key
- finlike, fin-like
- finning
- fin rot
- fin-toed
- fin whale
- Hoxton fin
- paired fins
- pectoral fin
- pelvic fin
- shark-fin
- shark fin
- shark fin soup
- swim fin
- tail fin, tailfin
- unpaired fins
- ventral fin
Translations edit
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Verb edit
fin (third-person singular simple present fins, present participle finning, simple past and past participle finned)
- (transitive) To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
- (intransitive) (Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.
- 1983, The Fisherman Who Laughed, page 54:
- When you spot him finning just under the surface, you move up quietly and present [...] bait, usually a squid.
- (intransitive) To swim in the manner of a fish.
- A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth.
- (transitive) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.
Further reading edit
- Fin in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.
Etymology 2 edit
From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of five, pimp, and finnuf.
Noun edit
fin (plural fins)
- (UK, formerly Australia, slang) a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
- Synonym: fiver
- (US, slang, dated) a five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.
Etymology 3 edit
From French fin (“end”). Doublet of fine and finis.
Noun edit
fin (plural fins)
- (archaic, film, television) "The end".
- Synonym: finis
- (obsolete, road signs) Denotes the end of the road.
Usage notes edit
- "Fin.", once frequently found on title cards at the end of English-language movies and television programmes, along with the equivalent "The End."
- Once found on road signs at the terminus of roads, "FIN" and its equivalent "END" at the center of diamond chequerboard signs, in English-language jurisdictions
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fin m or f (plural fines)
Bambara edit
Adjective edit
fin
Synonyms edit
Verb edit
fin
- (transitive) to darken, blacken
Basque edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish fino (“thin”).
Adjective edit
fin (comparative finago, superlative finen, excessive finegi)
Declension edit
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
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absolutive | fin | fina | finak | |
ergative | finek | finak | finek | |
dative | fini | finari | finei | |
genitive | finen | finaren | finen | |
comitative | finekin | finarekin | finekin | |
causative | finengatik | finarengatik | finengatik | |
benefactive | finentzat | finarentzat | finentzat | |
instrumental | finez | finaz | finez | |
inessive | anim. | finengan | finarengan | finengan |
inanim. | finetan | finean | finetan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | finetako | fineko | finetako | |
allative | anim. | finengana | finarengana | finengana |
inanim. | finetara | finera | finetara | |
terminative | anim. | finenganaino | finarenganaino | finenganaino |
inanim. | finetaraino | fineraino | finetaraino | |
directive | anim. | finenganantz | finarenganantz | finenganantz |
inanim. | finetarantz | finerantz | finetarantz | |
destinative | anim. | finenganako | finarenganako | finenganako |
inanim. | finetarako | finerako | finetarako | |
ablative | anim. | finengandik | finarengandik | finengandik |
inanim. | finetatik | finetik | finetatik | |
partitive | finik | — | — | |
prolative | fintzat | — | — |
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
fin inan
Declension edit
indefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | fin | fina | finak |
ergative | finek | finak | finek |
dative | fini | finari | finei |
genitive | finen | finaren | finen |
comitative | finekin | finarekin | finekin |
causative | finengatik | finarengatik | finengatik |
benefactive | finentzat | finarentzat | finentzat |
instrumental | finez | finaz | finez |
inessive | finetan | finean | finetan |
locative | finetako | fineko | finetako |
allative | finetara | finera | finetara |
terminative | finetaraino | fineraino | finetaraino |
directive | finetarantz | finerantz | finetarantz |
destinative | finetarako | finerako | finetarako |
ablative | finetatik | finetik | finetatik |
partitive | finik | — | — |
prolative | fintzat | — | — |
Further reading edit
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately, from Old Norse Finnr (“Finn, Sami”).
Adjective edit
fin
References edit
Dalmatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin faenum. Compare Italian fieno, Romanian fân, Friulian fen, Romansch fain, French foin, Portuguese feno, Spanish heno. Alternative form also possibly through a Venetian intermediate as a loan word.
Noun edit
fin m
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fin
Inflection edit
Inflection of fin | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | fin | finere | finest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | fint | finere | finest2 |
Plural | fine | finere | finest2 |
Definite attributive1 | fine | finere | fineste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
East Yugur edit
Etymology edit
From Chinese 分 (fēn), compare Western Yugur fïn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fin
- minute
- Bu la hirti serki wai, jirghuun ceg ghucin findi posqi we.
- I'll probably wake up early and get up at six thirty [six o'clock and thirty minutes].
French edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /fɛ̃/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): [fẽ]
audio (file) - Homophones: faim, fins, feins, feint, feints
- Rhymes: -ɛ̃
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin finis.
Noun edit
fin f (plural fins)
Derived terms edit
- à la fin
- à toutes fins utiles
- arriver à ses fins
- arrondir ses fins de mois
- blanchisseuse de fin
- c’est la fin des haricots
- en fin de compte
- en fin de vie
- fin de non-recevoir
- fin de semaine
- fin du monde
- fin mot
- générique de fin
- la fin justifie les moyens
- mettre fin
- mot de la fin
- parvenir à ses fins
- prendre fin
- qui veut la fin veut les moyens
- tirer à sa fin
- toucher à sa fin
- toutes les bonnes choses ont une fin
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Unclear, see fine.
Adjective edit
fin (feminine fine, masculine plural fins, feminine plural fines)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
fin m (plural fins)
Adjective edit
fin
Related terms edit
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese fin (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fīnis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fin m or f (plural fins)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “fin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “fin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “fin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “fin” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “fin” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Further reading edit
- “fin” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
fin
- Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌽
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fin f (apocopated)
Ladin edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
fin m (plural fins)
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
From Old Spanish [Term?], semi-learned term from Latin fīnis.
Noun edit
fin f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פין)
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French fin, from Latin finis.
Noun edit
fin f (plural fins)
Descendants edit
- French: fin
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French fin, from Latin finis.
Adjective edit
fin m
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From late Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.
Adjective edit
fin (neuter singular fint, definite singular and plural fine, comparative finere, indefinite superlative finest, definite superlative fineste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fin (neuter fint, definite singular and plural fine, comparative finare, indefinite superlative finast, definite superlative finaste)
- fine
- Dette er ein fin vin. ― This is a fine wine.
- pretty, handsome
- Kjærasten min er ei veldig fin jente. ― My girlfriend is a very pretty girl.
- posh
- Ei fin frue klaga på maten. ― A posh lady complained about the food.
- good
- Det er ei fin årstid å vitja Noreg på. ― It is a good season to visit Norway.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Old Occitan fin, from Latin finis.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
fin m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural finas)
- fine (particularly slender)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
fin m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fine)
- fine, delicate
- c. 1250, Rutebeuf, C’est la complainte d’outremer:
- Serveiz Deu de fin cuer entier
- Serve God with a whole, fine heart
Declension edit
Descendants edit
Old Occitan edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
fin f (oblique plural fins, nominative singular fin, nominative plural fins)
- end (final part)
Descendants edit
- Occitan: fin
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French fin, from Latin finis.
Adjective edit
fin m or n (feminine singular fină, masculine plural fini, feminine and neuter plural fine)
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Vulgar Latin root *fīliānus, from Latin fīlius. Compare also Albanian fijan, Italian figliano.
Noun edit
fin m (plural fini, feminine equivalent fină)
Declension edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Romansch edit
Etymology 1 edit
Preposition edit
fin
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) until, till
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) by
Synonyms edit
- (Sursilvan) tochen
- (Sutsilvan) antocen, antoca, toca
- (Rumantsch Grischun) enfin
- (Surmiran) anfignen
- (Puter, Vallader) infin
- (by):
- (Sursilvan) entochen
Conjunction edit
fin
Synonyms edit
- (Sursilvan) tochen che, entochen che
- (Sutsilvan) antoca, antocen, toca
- (Surmiran) anfignen tgi
- (Puter, Vallader) fin cha
Adverb edit
fin
Synonyms edit
- (Sursilvan) tochen, entochen
- (Sutsilvan) antocen, antoca, toca
- (Surmiran) anfignen
- (Puter, Vallader) infin
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
fin m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural finas)
Alternative forms edit
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn
Etymology 3 edit
Adjective edit
fin f (plural fins)
Alternative forms edit
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
From German fein and Italian fino, from Latin.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fȋn (definite fȋnī, comparative finiji, Cyrillic spelling фи̑н)
Declension edit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | fin | fina | fino | |
genitive | fina | fine | fina | |
dative | finu | finoj | finu | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
fin fina |
finu | fino |
vocative | fin | fina | fino | |
locative | finu | finoj | finu | |
instrumental | finim | finom | finim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | fini | fine | fina | |
genitive | finih | finih | finih | |
dative | finim(a) | finim(a) | finim(a) | |
accusative | fine | fine | fina | |
vocative | fini | fine | fina | |
locative | finim(a) | finim(a) | finim(a) | |
instrumental | finim(a) | finim(a) | finim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | fini | fina | fino | |
genitive | finog(a) | fine | finog(a) | |
dative | finom(u/e) | finoj | finom(u/e) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
fini finog(a) |
finu | fino |
vocative | fini | fina | fino | |
locative | finom(e/u) | finoj | finom(e/u) | |
instrumental | finim | finom | finim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | fini | fine | fina | |
genitive | finih | finih | finih | |
dative | finim(a) | finim(a) | finim(a) | |
accusative | fine | fine | fina | |
vocative | fini | fine | fina | |
locative | finim(a) | finim(a) | finim(a) | |
instrumental | finim(a) | finim(a) | finim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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nominative | finiji | finija | finije | |
genitive | finijeg(a) | finije | finijeg(a) | |
dative | finijem(u) | finijoj | finijem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
finiji finijeg(a) |
finiju | finije |
vocative | finiji | finija | finije | |
locative | finijem(u) | finijoj | finijem(u) | |
instrumental | finijim | finijom | finijim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | finiji | finije | finija | |
genitive | finijih | finijih | finijih | |
dative | finijim(a) | finijim(a) | finijim(a) | |
accusative | finije | finije | finija | |
vocative | finiji | finije | finija | |
locative | finijim(a) | finijim(a) | finijim(a) | |
instrumental | finijim(a) | finijim(a) | finijim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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nominative | najfiniji | najfinija | najfinije | |
genitive | najfinijeg(a) | najfinije | najfinijeg(a) | |
dative | najfinijem(u) | najfinijoj | najfinijem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
najfiniji najfinijeg(a) |
najfiniju | najfinije |
vocative | najfiniji | najfinija | najfinije | |
locative | najfinijem(u) | najfinijoj | najfinijem(u) | |
instrumental | najfinijim | najfinijom | najfinijim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | najfiniji | najfinije | najfinija | |
genitive | najfinijih | najfinijih | najfinijih | |
dative | najfinijim(a) | najfinijim(a) | najfinijim(a) | |
accusative | najfinije | najfinije | najfinija | |
vocative | najfiniji | najfinije | najfinija | |
locative | najfinijim(a) | najfinijim(a) | najfinijim(a) | |
instrumental | najfinijim(a) | najfinijim(a) | najfinijim(a) |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “fin” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fȋn (comparative finȇjši, superlative nȁjfinȇjši)
Further reading edit
- “fin”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Spanish fin, a semi-learned descendant of Latin fīnis.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fin m (plural fines)
- (sometimes feminine) end
- el fin de semana ― the weekend
- purpose, aim, objective, goal
- con este fin ― for that to happen; to that end
- end, stop, halt, close, finish (ending point)
Derived terms edit
- a buen fin no hay mal tiempo
- a fin de
- a fin de cuentas
- a fin de que
- a tal fin (“to this end, to that end”)
- al fin
- al fin del mundo
- baile de fin de curso
- con el fin de
- del principio al fin
- el fin justifica los medios
- en fin
- fin de semana
- fin del mundo
- fino
- llegar a fin de mes
- para este fin (“for this purpose”)
- poner fin a (“put a stop to, put an end to, call a halt to”)
- por fin
- por fin y postre
- tornillo sin fin
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading edit
- “fin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Since at least the 16th century, from French fin.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fin (comparative finare, superlative finast)
- nice to look at, nice, pretty
- en fin färg
- a nice color
- en fin fågel
- a pretty bird
- ett fint hus
- a nice(-looking)/pretty house
- Hunden har fin päls
- The dog has a nice coat
- fina ögon
- pretty eyes
- en fin bebis
- a pretty baby
- nice, good
- Det är fint väder idag
- The weather is nice today
- göra en fin affär
- make a good deal (or "fine deal," except not old-fashioned)
- – Hur mår du? – Jag mår fint!
- – How are you? – I'm fine/feeling good!
- – Hur gick det? – Det gick fint!
- – How'd it go? – It went well!
- en fin människa
- a good person (intuitively "nice to behold"/"pretty" in a non-physical sense)
- (somewhat colloquial, in "sitta fint" (sit fine)) to be (something that would be) nice
- En kopp kaffe skulle sitta fint
- A cup of coffee would be nice ("would sit fine")
- Bastu satt fint efter träningen
- Sauna was nice ("sat fine") after the workout
- fine, fancy
- en fin restaurang
- a fine restaurant
- finskor
- elegant/fancy shoes (for special occasions), like dress shoes
- of high social standing
- en fin familj
- a good family
- ha fint främmande
- have distinguished visitors
- (by extension) posh (in a ridiculous way)
- Han är för fin för att äta hamburgare med oss
- He is too good/fancy-schmancy to eat hamburgers with us
- fine (very thin)
- fine (consisting of relatively small particles or pieces)
- Antonym: grov
- fin sand
- fine sand
- (as a prefix) finely
- Antonym: grov-
- finhackad lök
- finely chopped onion
- finmalen svartpeppar
- finely ground black pepper
- finkorning
- fine-grained
- subtle, fine
- en fin skillnad
- a subtle/fine difference
- 1847 November 10, S., “Om Choleran [Concerning Cholera]”, in Wermlandstidningen, page 2:
- Om peſtämnetsnatur aͤr man icke ſå noga underraͤttad, men ſå mycket wet man att det, jemte beroͤringsſmittan, har ett fint effluvium, som på ganska naͤra håll ſmittar aͤfwen utan omedelbart widroͤrande; […]
- In regard to the nature of the pestilence, one is not so precisely informed, but it is known that, along with contact contagion, it possesses a subtle effluvium, which transmits even without immediate contact, especially at quite close range; […]
Declension edit
Inflection of fin | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | fin | finare | finast |
Neuter singular | fint | finare | finast |
Plural | fina | finare | finast |
Masculine plural3 | fine | finare | finast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | fine | finare | finaste |
All | fina | finare | finaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- fin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams edit
Volapük edit
Noun edit
fin (nominative plural fins)