See also: Final and finał

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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).

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final (plural finals)

  1. (US, Canada) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  2. (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.
  3. (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
  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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  • Japanese: ファイナル (fainaru)
  • Swahili: fainali

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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 [], 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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final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finals)

  1. final
    Synonyms: darrer, últim

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final m (plural finals)

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

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final f (plural finals)

  1. (sports, competitions) final, final round

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From English final.

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final

  1. final; final examination

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

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final

  1. a final

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final

  1. final

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

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From Latin fīnālis.

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final (feminine finale, masculine plural finals or finaux, feminine plural finales)

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

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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)

  1. (grammar) final, expressing purpose
  2. (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 Verträgethe final wording of the contracts
    das finale Krankheitsstadiumthe final stage of the illness
    finaler Rettungsschussdeadly 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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  3. (rare, pompous, chiefly anglicism) final, last
    Synonym: letzter
    die finalen Minuten vor dem großen Auftrittthe final minutes before the big gig

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From French final (final).

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final

  1. final

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final (first-person possessive finalku, second-person possessive finalmu, third-person possessive finalnya)

  1. finale, final, end

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final (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of finale

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final m

  1. Apocopic form of finale

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

  1. final

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final m (oblique and nominative feminine singular finale)

  1. final, definitive, last

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Borrowed from Late Latin fīnālis, from fīnis.

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  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: fi‧nal

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final m or f (plural finais)

  1. final, ultimate, last
    Synonyms: derradeiro, último

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final m (plural finais)

  1. an end
    Synonyms: fim, término

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final f (plural finais)

  1. (sports) final

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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)

  1. final

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final m (Cyrillic spelling финал)

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

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From Latin fīnālis. By surface analysis, fin +‎ -al.

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  • IPA(key): /fiˈnal/ [fiˈnal]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fi‧nal

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final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finales, superlative finalísimo)

  1. final (last, ultimate)
    Synonym: último
  2. final (conclusive, decisive)
    Synonym: concluyente

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final m (plural finales)

  1. end (the terminal point of something in space or time)
    Synonyms: fin, término

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final f (plural finales)

  1. (sports) final (the last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined)

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Borrowed from Italian finale and French final from Latin finālis, from fīnis + -ālis.

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final c

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

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final (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) final, expressing purpose
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Inflection of final
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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Borrowed from English final.

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final c

  1. (sports) a final
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Declension of final 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative final finalen finaler finalerna
Genitive finals finalens finalers finalernas
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Borrowed from French final.

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  • IPA(key): /fiˈnal/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧nal

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final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)

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

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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
Nominative
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
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular finalimi finallerimi
2nd singular finalini finallerini
3rd singular finalini finallerini
1st plural finalimizi finallerimizi
2nd plural finalinizi finallerinizi
3rd plural finallerini finallerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular finalime finallerime
2nd singular finaline finallerine
3rd singular finaline finallerine
1st plural finalimize finallerimize
2nd plural finalinize finallerinize
3rd plural finallerine finallerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular finalimde finallerimde
2nd singular finalinde finallerinde
3rd singular finalinde finallerinde
1st plural finalimizde finallerimizde
2nd plural finalinizde finallerinizde
3rd plural finallerinde finallerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular finalimden finallerimden
2nd singular finalinden finallerinden
3rd singular finalinden finallerinden
1st plural finalimizden finallerimizden
2nd plural finalinizden finallerinizden
3rd plural finallerinden finallerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular finalimin finallerimin
2nd singular finalinin finallerinin
3rd singular finalinin finallerinin
1st plural finalimizin finallerimizin
2nd plural finalinizin finallerinizin
3rd plural finallerinin finallerinin

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