fino

See also: Fino, finó, and f-ino

English

Etymology

From Spanish fino (“fine”).

Noun

fino (plural finos)

1. The driest and palest type of traditional sherry.

Anagrams

• Info., ONFI, foin, info, info-

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Asturian

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

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Esperanto

Etymology

Common Romance, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfino/
• Hyphenation: fi‧no
• Rhymes: -ino
• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

fino (accusative singular finon, plural finoj, accusative plural finojn)

1. end, ending

Derived terms

• alfinigi (“to complete, bring to a conclusion”)
• finstacio (“terminus”)

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fin, from Latin finis (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰnh₂-.

Adjective

fino m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas)

1. thin (having little thickness)

   Synonym: delgado

   Antonym: groso

2. fine (consisting of especially minute particulate)
3. (of sound) high-pitched

   Synonym: agudo

4. fine (of superior quality)

Related terms

• afinar
• fineza
• finura

Further reading

• “fino” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Ido

Noun

fino (plural fini)

1. end

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Italian

Etymology

From some such adjectival form as Vulgar Latin *fīnus, from Latin fīnis (“a boundary, limit”), whence Italian fine. The prepositional usage is directly paralleled in Latin fīne, fīnī (“up to, as far as”).

Preposition

fino

1. till, until, as far as

Derived terms

• finché
• fino a
• finora
• perfino

Related terms

• sino

Adjective

fino (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fini, feminine plural fine)

1. thin, fine

Synonyms

• acuto
• fine

Anagrams

• foni
• info

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.nu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.no/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese fin, from Latin finis (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰnh₂-.

Adjective

fino m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas, comparable)

1. thin (having little thickness)
2. slender; slim (having little body fat or flesh)
3. fine (of superior quality)
4. (of sound) high-pitched
5. exhibiting finesse; elegant; graceful

Inflection

Inflection of fino

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	fino	fina	finos	finas
comparative	mais fino	mais fina	mais finos	mais finas
superlative	o mais fino finíssimo	a mais fina finíssima	os mais finos finíssimos	as mais finas finíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	fininho	fininha	fininhos	fininhas

Quotations

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

Synonyms

• (thin): delgado, esguio
• (slim): delgado, esbelto, magro
• (high-pitched): agudo

Antonyms

• (thin): espesso, grosso
• (slim): gordo, obeso
• (high-pitched): grave

Derived terms

• grã-fino
• tirar um fino

Related terms

• afinar
• fim
• final
• fineza
• finura

Noun

fino m (plural finos)

2. (Portugal, regional) draft beer (usually served in a small glass)

   Dois finos, por favor. ― Two small draft beers, please.

   • 2000, José de Melo, San Telmo, às quatro

     Cheio de traquejo da vida, a isso não se faria rogado, pois claro, o Palhais, entre o chamamento da moça de serviço e o consabido sorriso de beirão: - Vender, vender, do que nós precisamos é de beber um fino. O jovem, traga quatro finos, ...

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

fino

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of finar

Quotations

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

Further reading

• “fino” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfino/

Etymology 1

From fin (“end”).

Adjective

fino (feminine singular fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas) (superlative finísimo)

1. fine (particularly slender)
2. fine (consisting of especially minute particulate)

Derived terms

• afinar
• fineza
• fino filipino
• finura
• piel fina

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

fino

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of finir.

Further reading

• “fino” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Volapük

Adverb

fino

1. finally, in the end