final
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- finall (obsolete)
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪnl̩/
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- (General American) enPR: fī'nəl, IPA(key): /ˈfaɪn(ə)l/, [-nəɫ]
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- Rhymes: -aɪnəl
- Hyphenation: fi‧nal
Noun edit
final (plural finals)
- (US, Canada) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- (Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
- (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
- (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 conventional melody played in that mode.
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final (comparative more final, superlative most final)
- Last; ultimate.
- final solution; the final day of a school term
- 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:
- 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.
- (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
- (linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
- 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
- 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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- causal-final
- fall at the final hurdle
- final A
- final account
- final act
- final and conclusive
- final approach
- final B
- final boss
- final class
- final club
- final curtain
- final cut
- final decree
- final drive
- final frontier
- final girl
- final illness
- final method
- final nail in the coffin
- final obstruent devoicing
- final order cutoff
- final parsec problem
- final reckoning
- final roundup
- final salary
- final say
- final setting time
- final sigma
- final solution, Final Solution
- final straw
- final topology
- final whistle
- final words
- final year projec
- in the final analysis
- non-final
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Further reading edit
- “final”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “final”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finals)
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final m (plural finals)
- end (last point or moment of something)
- Synonym: fi
- finale (chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works)
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final f (plural finals)
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- “final” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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final
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
From Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis (“end”).
Noun edit
final
- a final
Declension edit
nominative | final |
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genitive | finalnıñ |
dative | finalğa |
accusative | finalnı |
locative | finalda |
ablative | finaldan |
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final
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final (feminine finale, masculine plural finals or finaux, feminine plural finales)
- final (last)
- (linguistics, grammar) expressing purpose
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- “final”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Etymology edit
18th century, from Latin finālis, perhaps in part through French final. Recently revived to some degree by influence of English final.
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final (strong nominative masculine singular finaler, not comparable)
- (grammar) final, expressing purpose
- (higher register) final, conclusive, irrevocable (that which will not or cannot be changed anymore, sometimes implying death)
- Synonyms: endgültig, abschließend, unwiderruflich, entscheidend, letztlich
- der finale Wortlaut der Verträge ― the final wording of the contracts
- das finale Krankheitsstadium ― the final stage of the illness
- finaler Rettungsschuss ― deadly force (literally, “final [i.e. lethal] rescue shot”)
- 2020, Max-Emanuel Geis, Kommunalrecht. Ein Studienbuch, 5th edition, München: C.H. Beck, →ISBN, Sect. 3 Rn. 44, page 20:
- In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern wurde, auch aus Gründen der dünnen Besiedelung, die noch deutlich drastischere Reduzierung von zwölf auf sechs Landkreise und die Umwandlung von vier der sechs kreisfreien Städte zu Kreisstädten im Jahr 2011 durchgeführt. Auch hier blieben entsprechende Landesverfassungsbeschwerden final erfolglos.
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- (rare, pompous, chiefly anglicism) final, last
- Synonym: letzter
- die finalen Minuten vor dem großen Auftritt ― the final minutes before the big gig
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 |
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final
Indonesian edit
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final (first-person possessive finalku, second-person possessive finalmu, third-person possessive finalnya)
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final (apocopated)
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final m
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final m (feminine singular finala, masculine plural finai, feminine plural finales)
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final m (oblique and nominative feminine singular finale)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin fīnālis, from fīnis.
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final m or f (plural finais)
- final, ultimate, last
- Synonyms: derradeiro, último
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.
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final m (plural finais)
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.
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final f (plural finais)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French final, from Latin finalis. By surface analysis, fine + -al.
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final m or n (feminine singular finală, masculine plural finali, feminine and neuter plural finale)
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final m (Cyrillic spelling финал)
- (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
- (sports) final
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Etymology edit
From Latin fīnālis. By surface analysis, fin + -al.
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final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finales, superlative finalísimo)
- final (last, ultimate)
- Synonym: último
- final (conclusive, decisive)
- Synonym: concluyente
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final m (plural finales)
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final f (plural finales)
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Further reading edit
- “final”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Italian finale and French final from Latin finālis, from fīnis + -ālis.
Noun edit
final c
- a finale
Declension edit
Declension of final | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | final | finalen | finaler | finalerna |
Genitive | finals | finalens | finalers | finalernas |
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final (not comparable)
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Inflection of final | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | final | mer final | mest final |
Neuter singular | finalt | mer finalt | mest finalt |
Plural | finala | mer finala | mest finala |
Masculine plural3 | finale | mer finala | mest finala |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | finale | mer finale | mest finale |
All | finala | mer finala | mest finala |
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 |
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final c
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Declension of final | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | final | finalen | finaler | finalerna |
Genitive | finals | finalens | finalers | finalernas |
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final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)
- the end
- (education) the final exam
- (music) finale
- (sports) in tournaments: the last contest