finale
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Italian finale (“ending”), from Late Latin fīnālis, from Latin fīnis (“end; boundary, limit”). Doublet of final.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɑːli
NounEdit
finale (plural finales)
- The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
- 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter.
- (narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.
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AlbanianEdit
NounEdit
finale f (indefinite plural finale, definite singular finalja, definite plural finalet)
DeclensionEdit
indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
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singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
nominative (emërore) |
(një) finale | (disa) finale | finalja | finalet | |
accusative (kallëzore) |
(një) finale | (disa) finale | finalen | finalet | |
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
(një) finaleje | (disa) finaleve | finales | finaleve | |
dative (dhanore) |
(një) finaleje | (disa) finaleve | finales | finaleve | |
ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) |
(një) finaleje | (disa) finalesh | finales | finaleve |
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian finale, from Latin finālis. The sports sense derived from French finale.
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NounEdit
finale f (plural finales, diminutive finaletje n)
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finale
FrenchEdit
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finale
NounEdit
finale f (plural finales)
- a final
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Further readingEdit
- “finale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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GermanEdit
AdjectiveEdit
finale
- inflection of final:
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin fīnālis, from Latin fīnis (“end; boundary, limit”), whence fine. By surface analysis, fine (“end; limit; goal”) + -ale.
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AdjectiveEdit
finale (plural finali)
- final, ending
- Synonyms: conclusivo, ultimo
- Antonym: iniziale
NounEdit
finale m (plural finali)
- end, ending, conclusion
- finale
- (wine) finish (sensations a wine leaves on the palate after degustation)
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NounEdit
finale f (plural finali)
- (sports) final, finals
- la finale di Coppa del Mondo ― the World Cup final
- (of a contest) last round, final trial
- (linguistics) termination, ending, final clause
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LatinEdit
AdjectiveEdit
fīnāle
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
finale m (definite singular finalen, indefinite plural finaler, definite plural finalene)
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ReferencesEdit
- “finale” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
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NounEdit
finale m (definite singular finalen, indefinite plural finalar, definite plural finalane)
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ReferencesEdit
- “finale” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
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finale
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Italian finale. Doublet of final.
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finale m (plural finales)
Serbo-CroatianEdit
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finále m or n (Cyrillic spelling фина́ле)