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final

See also: Final and finał

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EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”)

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.nəl/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪnəl

NounEdit

final (plural finals)

  1. (Canada, US) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  2. (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
  3. 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.).
  4. (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
  5. (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

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AdjectiveEdit

final (comparative more final, superlative most final)

  1. Last; ultimate.
    final solution;   the final day of a school term
  2. Conclusive; decisive.
    a final judgment;   the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
  3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
  4. (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
  5. (linguistics) Word-final, occurring at the end of a word.
    • 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], OCLC 16832619:
      Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.

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Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from the adjective or noun final

Related termsEdit

Terms etymologically related to the adjective or noun final

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

final (masculine and feminine plural finals)

  1. final

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NounEdit

final m (plural finals)

  1. end (last point or moment of something)
  2. finale (chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works)

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NounEdit

final f (plural finals)

  1. (sports, competitions) final, final round

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Further readingEdit

Crimean TatarEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis (“end”).

NounEdit

final

  1. a final

DeclensionEdit

Declension of final
nominative final
genitive finalnıñ
dative finalğa
accusative finalnı
locative finalda
ablative finaldan

AdjectiveEdit

final

  1. final

ReferencesEdit

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin fīnālis.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

final (feminine singular finale, masculine plural finaux, feminine plural finales)

  1. final (last)
  2. (linguistics, grammar) expressing purpose

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Further readingEdit

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

final (not comparable)

  1. final

DeclensionEdit

Declension of final
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist final sie ist final es ist final sie sind final
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative finaler finale finales finale
genitive finalen finaler finalen finaler
dative finalem finaler finalem finalen
accusative finalen finale finales finale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der finale die finale das finale die finalen
genitive des finalen der finalen des finalen der finalen
dative dem finalen der finalen dem finalen den finalen
accusative den finalen die finale das finale die finalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein finaler eine finale ein finales (keine) finalen
genitive eines finalen einer finalen eines finalen (keiner) finalen
dative einem finalen einer finalen einem finalen (keinen) finalen
accusative einen finalen eine finale ein finales (keine) finalen

ItalianEdit

AdjectiveEdit

final (invariant)

  1. Apocopic form of finale

NounEdit

final m

  1. Apocopic form of finale

LadinEdit

AdjectiveEdit

final m (feminine singular finala, masculine plural finai, feminine plural finales)

  1. final

Old FrenchEdit

AdjectiveEdit

final m (oblique and nominative feminine singular finale)

  1. final, definitive, last

DeclensionEdit

Declension of final
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject finaus finale final
Oblique final finale final
Plural Subject final finales final
Oblique finaus finales final

DescendantsEdit

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin fīnālis, from fīnis.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

final m, f (plural finais, comparable)

  1. final, ultimate, last

QuotationsEdit

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SynonymsEdit

NounEdit

final m (plural finais)

  1. an end

QuotationsEdit

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SynonymsEdit

NounEdit

final f (plural finais)

  1. (sports) final

QuotationsEdit

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:final.

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

NounEdit

final m (Cyrillic spelling финал)

  1. (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
  2. (sports) final

DeclensionEdit

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

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

final (plural finales) (superlative finalísimo)

  1. final

NounEdit

final m (plural finales)

  1. an end
  2. (sports) final

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SwedishEdit

NounEdit

final c

  1. (sports) a final

DeclensionEdit

Declension of final 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative final finalen finaler finalerna
Genitive finals finalens finalers finalernas

See alsoEdit

TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French final.

NounEdit

final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)

  1. the end
  2. (education) the final exam
  3. (music) finale
  4. (sports) in tournaments: the last contest

DeclensionEdit

Inflection
Nominative final
Definite accusative finali
Singular Plural
Nominative final finaller
Definite accusative finali finalleri
Dative finale finallere
Locative finalde finallerde
Ablative finalden finallerden
Genitive finalin finallerin
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular finalim finallerim
2nd singular finalin finallerin
3rd singular finali finalleri
1st plural finalimiz finallerimiz
2nd plural finaliniz finalleriniz
3rd plural finalleri finalleri
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