finna

See also: fínna

English

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of fixing to.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪn(n)ə/
• Rhymes: -ɪnə

Verb

finna

1. African-American Vernacular and Southern US form of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action.

   I'm finna go to the store.

   • 1999, Mary Pattillo-McCoy, Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril Among the Black Middle Class, →ISBN:

     Aw, dude, you finna get yo' ass whooped, mufucka.

   • 2002, “The Seed (2.0)”, in Phrenology, performed by The Roots:

     I don't ask for much, but enough room to spread these wings / And the world finna know my name, now listen to me

   • 2012, Cam Rascoe, Restless for Retribution: A Series of Short Stories, →ISBN, page 121:

     I ain't talkin' about what you did homie, I'm talkin' about what's finna happen.

See also

• gonna; going to; finne

Anagrams

• Finan

Faroese

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

finna f (genitive singular finnu, plural finnur)

1. (chess) pawn
2. small woman

Declension

Declension of finna
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	finna	finnan	finnur	finnurnar
accusative	finnu	finnuna	finnur	finnurnar
dative	finnu	finnuni	finnum	finnunum
genitive	finnu	finnunnar	finna	finnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Verb

finna (third person singular past indicative fann, third person plural past indicative funnu, supine funnið)

1. to find
2. to meet

Conjugation

Conjugation of finna (group v-44)
infinitive	finna
supine	funnið
participle (a34)1	finnandi	funnin
	present	past
first singular	finni	fann
second singular	finnur	fanst
third singular	finnur	fann
plural	finna	funnu
	imperative
singular	finn!
plural	finnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

  Homophones: Finna

Verb

finna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative fann, third-person plural past indicative fundu, supine fundið)

1. (with accusative) to find
   • 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson

     Krummi krunkar úti,
     kallar á nafna sinn:
     „Ég fann höfuð af hrúti
     hrygg og gæruskinn.“
     Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,
     krummi nafni minn.

     “The raven croaks outside,
     calling his namesake:
     ‘I found the head of a ram,
     backbone and sheepskin.’
     Come now and peck with me,
     Raven, my namesake.”

   Ég fann þig!

   I found you!

2. (with accusative) to meet
3. (with accusative) to sense, to feel something

Conjugation

finna — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að finna
supine (sagnbót)		fundið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		finnandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég finn	við finnum	present (nútíð)	ég finni	við finnum
	þú finnur	þið finnið		þú finnir	þið finnið
	hann, hún, það finnur	þeir, þær, þau finna		hann, hún, það finni	þeir, þær, þau finni
past (þátíð)	ég fann	við fundum	past (þátíð)	ég fyndi	við fyndum
	þú fannst	þið funduð		þú fyndir	þið fynduð
	hann, hún, það fann	þeir, þær, þau fundu		hann, hún, það fyndi	þeir, þær, þau fyndu
imperative (boðháttur)	finn (þú)	finnið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	finndu	finniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

finnast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að finnast
supine (sagnbót)		fundist
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		finnandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég finnst	við finnumst	present (nútíð)	ég finnist	við finnumst
	þú finnst	þið finnist		þú finnist	þið finnist
	hann, hún, það finnst	þeir, þær, þau finnast		hann, hún, það finnist	þeir, þær, þau finnist
past (þátíð)	ég fannst	við fundumst	past (þátíð)	ég fyndist	við fyndumst
	þú fannst	þið fundust		þú fyndist	þið fyndust
	hann, hún, það fannst	þeir, þær, þau fundust		hann, hún, það fyndist	þeir, þær, þau fyndust
imperative (boðháttur)	finnst (þú)	finnist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	finnstu	finnisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

fundinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	fundinn	fundin	fundið		fundnir	fundnar	fundin
accusative (þolfall)	fundinn	fundna	fundið		fundna	fundnar	fundin
dative (þágufall)	fundnum	fundinni	fundnu		fundnum	fundnum	fundnum
genitive (eignarfall)	fundins	fundinnar	fundins		fundinna	fundinna	fundinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	fundni	fundna	fundna		fundnu	fundnu	fundnu
accusative (þolfall)	fundna	fundnu	fundna		fundnu	fundnu	fundnu
dative (þágufall)	fundna	fundnu	fundna		fundnu	fundnu	fundnu
genitive (eignarfall)	fundna	fundnu	fundna		fundnu	fundnu	fundnu

Synonyms

• (find): uppgötva
• (meet): hitta
• (sense): skynja

Derived terms

Derived terms

• engan bilbug á sér finna
• finna allt til foráttu
• finna á sér
• finna að
• finna fyrir
• finna í fjöru
• finna nýjan flöt á málinu, finna nýjan flöt
• finna sig
• finnast
• finna stað
• finna til með
• finna til (syn.; vera illt)
• finna upp
• finna upp á
• finna út
• finna útvegi
• fundinn
• láta engan bilbug á sér finna

Anagrams

• nafni

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• finne (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognates include Danish finde, Swedish finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan), German finden, Dutch vinden, and English find.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fɪnːɑ/

Verb

finna (present tense finn, past tense fann, supine funne, past participle funnen, present participle finnande, imperative finn)

1. to find

References

• “finna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognate with Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old Saxon findan, Old Dutch findan, Old High German findan, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan).

Verb

finna (singular past indicative fann, plural past indicative fundu, past participle fundinn)

1. to find

Conjugation

Conjugation of finna — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	finna
present participle	finnandi
past participle	fundinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	finn	fann
2nd-person singular	finnr, fiðr	fannt
3rd-person singular	finnr, fiðr	fann
1st-person plural	finnum	fundum
2nd-person plural	finnið	funduð
3rd-person plural	finna	fundu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	finna	fynda
2nd-person singular	finnir	fyndir
3rd-person singular	finni	fyndi
1st-person plural	finnim	fyndim
2nd-person plural	finnið	fyndið
3rd-person plural	finni	fyndi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	finn
1st-person plural	finnum
2nd-person plural	finnið

Conjugation of finna — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	finnask
present participle	finnandisk
past participle	fundizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	finnumk	fundumk
2nd-person singular	finnsk	fannzk
3rd-person singular	finnsk	fannsk
1st-person plural	finnumsk	fundumsk
2nd-person plural	finnizk	funduzk
3rd-person plural	finnask	fundusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	finnumk	fyndumk
2nd-person singular	finnisk	fyndisk
3rd-person singular	finnisk	fyndisk
1st-person plural	finnimsk	fyndimsk
2nd-person plural	finnizk	fyndizk
3rd-person plural	finnisk	fyndisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	finnsk
1st-person plural	finnumsk
2nd-person plural	finnizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: finna
• Faroese: finna
• Norn: finna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: finna, finne
• Old Swedish: finna
  • Swedish: finna
• Old Danish: finnæ
  • Danish: finde
    • Norwegian Bokmål: finne
• Gutnish: finne, finn', finna

References

• “finna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną.

Verb

finna

1. to find
2. to notice
3. to deem, consider

Conjugation

Conjugation of finna (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	finna			—
participle	finnandi, finnande			funnin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	finder	finni, finne	—	fan	funni, funne
þū	finder	finni, finne	fin	fant	funni, funne
han	finder	finni, finne	—	fan	funni, funne
vīr	finnum, finnom	finnum, finnom	finnum, finnom	funnum, funnom	funnum, funnom
īr	finnin	finnin	finnin	funnin	funnin
þēr	finna	finnin	—	funnu, funno	funnin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	fins	finnis, finnes	—	fans	funnis, funnes
þū	fins	finnis, finnes	—	fants	funnis, funnes
han	fins	finnis, finnes	—	fans	funnis, funnes
vīr	finnums, -oms	finnums, finnoms	—	funnums, funnoms	funnums, funnoms
īr	finnins	finnins	—	funnins	funnins
þēr	finnas	finnins	—	funnus, funnos	funnins

Descendants

• Swedish: finna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish finna, from Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnːa/

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Verb

finna (present finner, preterite fann, supine funnit, imperative finn)

1. (slightly formal) to find, to locate, to discover

   Var kan man finna en kopp kaffe här i närheten?

   Where can you find a cup of coffee near here?

2. (formal) to find (something to be a particular way)

   Jag finner det mycket märkligt att ingen kan ta på sig ansvaret för det inträffade!

   I find it very strange that nobody is willing to take responsibility for what has happened!

3. (passive voice only) to exist

   Det finns nå'nstans en blå planet

   There exists somewhere, a blue planet

4. (reflexive) to find oneself (in a particular situation)

   Han såg sig i spegeln och fann sig vara en mås

   He looked in the mirror and found himself to be a gull

5. (reflexive, in "finna sig i") to put up with

   Jag tänker inte finna mig i det där!

   I won't put up with that!

   Jag var helt enkelt tvungen att finna mig i det

   I simply had to put up with it

6. (reflexive) to maintain or (quickly) regain one's composure (particularly of having a good reply)

   Åklagaren trodde han satt dit henne, men hon fann sig snabbt och gav ett övertygande svar

   The prosecutor thought he had her, but she quickly regained her composure and gave a convincing answer

Conjugation

Conjugation of finna (class 3 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	finna		finnas
Supine	funnit		funnits
Imperative	finn		—
Imper. plural1	finnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	finner	fann	finns, finnes	fanns
Ind. plural1	finna	funno	finnas	funnos
Subjunctive2	finne	funne	finnes	funnes
	Participles
Present participle	finnande
Past participle	funnen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (find): hitta

Further reading

• finna in Svensk ordbok.