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fin

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Translingual

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fin

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Finnish.

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English fin, from Old English finn, from Proto-Germanic *finnō, *finǭ (“dorsal fin”) (compare Dutch vin, German Finne, Swedish finne, fena), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn- (“backbone, dorsal fin”) (compare Old Irish ind (“end, point”), Latin pinna (“feather, wing, fin”), Tocharian A spin (“hook”), Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphyá, “splinter, staff”).

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fin (plural fins)

  1. (ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
    The fish's fins minimize water flow.
    • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
      Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
  2. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
    a dolphin's fin
  3. A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
    The fin stabilises the plane in flight.
  4. A similar structure protruding from a projectile, used to help keep it on course.
  5. (surfing) A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
  6. A hairstyle, resembling the fin of a fish, in which the hair is combed and set into a vertical ridge along the top of the head from about the crown to the forehead.
  7. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
    The divers wore fins to swim faster.
  8. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
  9. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
  10. (nautical) The conning tower of a submarine.
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  • (appendange of a fish):
  • (appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal): flipper (of mammals)
  • (aircraft component):
  • (of a bomb): vane
  • (hairstyle): Mohican
  • (device worn by divers): flipper
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fin (third-person singular simple present fins, present participle finning, simple past and past participle finned)

  2. (transitive) To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
  3. (intransitive) (Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.
    • 1983, The Fisherman Who Laughed, page 54:
      When you spot him finning just under the surface, you move up quietly and present [...] bait, usually a squid.
  4. (intransitive) To swim in the manner of a fish.
    A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth.
  5. (transitive) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.

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Etymology 2

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From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of five, pimp, and finnuf.

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fin (plural fins)

  1. (UK, formerly Australia, slang) a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
    Synonym: fiver
  2. (US, slang, dated) a five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.
    Synonyms: fiver, Lincoln

Etymology 3

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From French fin (“end”). Doublet of fine and finis.

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fin (plural fins)

  1. (archaic, film, television) "The end".
    Synonym: finis
  2. (obsolete, road signs) Denotes the end of the road.
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  • "Fin.", once frequently found on title cards at the end of English-language movies and television programmes, along with the equivalent "The End."
  • Once found on road signs at the terminus of roads, "FIN" and its equivalent "END" were used at the center of diamond chequerboard signs, in English-language jurisdictions
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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin finis.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfin/, [ˈfĩŋ]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Hyphenation: fin

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fin m or f (plural fines)

  1. end (extreme part)
  2. end (final part, in time)

Bambara

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fin

  1. black

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fin

  1. (transitive) to darken, blacken

Basque

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish fino (“thin”).

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fin (comparative finago, superlative finen, excessive finegi)

  1. thin
    Synonyms: mehe, xehe
  2. sharp
    Synonym: zorrotz
  3. fine
  4. delicate
Declension
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Declension of fin (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive fin fina finak
ergative finek finak finek
dative fini finari finei
genitive finen finaren finen
comitative finekin finarekin finekin
causative finengatik finarengatik finengatik
benefactive finentzat finarentzat finentzat
instrumental finez finaz finez
inessive anim. finengan finarengan finengan
inanim. finetan finean finetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. finetako fineko finetako
allative anim. finengana finarengana finengana
inanim. finetara finera finetara
terminative anim. finenganaino finarenganaino finenganaino
inanim. finetaraino fineraino finetaraino
directive anim. finenganantz finarenganantz finenganantz
inanim. finetarantz finerantz finetarantz
destinative anim. finenganako finarenganako finenganako
inanim. finetarako finerako finetarako
ablative anim. finengandik finarengandik finengandik
inanim. finetatik finetik finetatik
partitive finik — —
prolative fintzat — —

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish fin.

Noun

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fin inan

  1. end, ending
    Synonym: amaiera
  2. aim, objective
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Declension of fin (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive fin fina finak
ergative finek finak finek
dative fini finari finei
genitive finen finaren finen
comitative finekin finarekin finekin
causative finengatik finarengatik finengatik
benefactive finentzat finarentzat finentzat
instrumental finez finaz finez
inessive finetan finean finetan
locative finetako fineko finetako
allative finetara finera finetara
terminative finetaraino fineraino finetaraino
directive finetarantz finerantz finetarantz
destinative finetarako finerako finetarako
ablative finetatik finetik finetatik
partitive finik — —
prolative fintzat — —

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  • “fin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “fin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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Ultimately, from Old Norse Finnr (“Finn, Sami”).

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fin

  1. Finnish

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

Dalmatian

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Etymology

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From Latin faenum. Compare Italian fieno, Romanian fân, Friulian fen, Romansch fain, French foin, Portuguese feno, Spanish heno. Alternative form also possibly through a Venetan intermediate as a loan word.

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fin m

  1. hay

Danish

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Etymology

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From late Old Norse fínn.

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Adjective

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fin

  1. fine
  2. choice, classy
  3. delicate
  4. fashionable
  5. grand, posh, genteel

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Inflection of fin
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular fin finere finest2
Indefinite neuter singular fint finere finest2
Plural fine finere finest2
Definite attributive1 fine finere fineste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

East Yugur

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Etymology

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From Chinese 分 (fēn), compare Western Yugur fïn.

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fin

  1. minute
    Bu la hirti serki wai, jirghuun ceg ghucin findi posqi we.
    I'll probably wake up early and get up at six thirty [six o'clock and thirty minutes].

Franco-Provençal

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin fīnis.

Noun

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fin f (plural fins) (ORB, broad)

  1. end

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  • fin in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • fin in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Etymology 2

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Compare French fin.

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fin (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural fines)

  1. thin

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  • fin in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

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Etymology 1

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From Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin finis.

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fin f (plural fins)

  1. end, close, finish
  2. end, end goal, objective, purpose
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Etymology 2

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Unclear, see fine.

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fin (feminine fine, masculine plural fins, feminine plural fines)

  1. thin, fine
  2. (Quebec) kind, nice
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Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin fīnis.

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fin m (plural fins)

  1. end

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fin

  1. fine, thin
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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese fin (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fīnis.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfiŋ/ [ˈfiŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Hyphenation: fin

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fin m or f (plural fins)

  1. end

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Gothic

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Romanization

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fin

  1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌽

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfin/
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Hyphenation: fìn

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fin f (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of fine

Ladin

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Etymology

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From Latin fīnis.

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fin m (plural fins)

  1. aim, end, goal

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish [Term?], semi-learned term from Latin fīnis.

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fin f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פין)

  1. end

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French fin, from Latin finis.

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fin f (plural fins)

  1. end; finish
  2. (figuratively) death

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  • French: fin

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French fin, from Latin finis.

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fin m

  1. (Guernsey) fine

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From late Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.

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fin (neuter singular fint, definite singular and plural fine, comparative finere, indefinite superlative finest, definite superlative fineste)

  1. fine

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.

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fin (neuter fint, definite singular and plural fine, comparative finare, indefinite superlative finast, definite superlative finaste)

  1. fine
    Dette er ein fin vin. ― This is a fine wine.
  2. pretty, handsome
    Kjærasten min er ei veldig fin jente. ― My girlfriend is a very pretty girl.
  3. posh
    Ei fin frue klaga på maten. ― A posh lady complained about the food.
  4. good
    Det er ei fin årstid å vitja Noreg på. ― It is a good season to visit Norway.

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan fin, from Latin finis.

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fin m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural finas)

  1. fine (particularly slender)

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  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[2], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 484.

Old English

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Noun

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fin m

  1. Alternative form of finn

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin finis.

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fin m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fine)

  1. fine, delicate

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Declension of fin
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject fins fine fin
Oblique fin fine fin
Plural Subject fin fines fin
Oblique fins fines fin

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Old Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin finis.

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fin f (oblique plural fins, nominative singular fin, nominative plural fins)

  1. end (final part)

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Romanian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French fin, from Latin finis.

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fin m or n (feminine singular fină, masculine plural fini, feminine and neuter plural fine)

  1. fine, delicate
  2. subtle
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Declension of fin
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite fin fină fini fine
definite finul fina finii finele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite fin fine fini fine
definite finului finei finilor finelor

Etymology 2

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From Vulgar Latin root *fīliānus, from Latin fīlius. Compare also Albanian fijan, Italian figliano.

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fin m (plural fini, feminine equivalent fină)

  1. godson
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Declension of fin
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) fin finul (niște) fini finii
genitive/dative (unui) fin finului (unor) fini finilor
vocative finule finilor
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Romansch

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Etymology 1

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Preposition

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fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) until, till
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) by
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fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun) until
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Adverb

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fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) as far as
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Etymology 2

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From Latin fīnis.

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fin m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural finas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) fine
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  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Etymology 3

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From Latin fīnis.

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fin f (plural fins)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) end
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  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From German fein and Italian fino, from Latin.

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fȋn (Cyrillic spelling фи̑н, definite fȋnī, comparative finiji)

  1. fine, delicate
  2. thin
  3. sensitive
  4. refined
  5. first-class, high-class
  6. tasty, delicious

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positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fin fina fino
genitive fina fine fina
dative finu finoj finu
accusative inanimate
animate 		fin
fina 		finu fino
vocative fin fina fino
locative finu finoj finu
instrumental finim finom finim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fini fine fina
genitive finih finih finih
dative finim(a) finim(a) finim(a)
accusative fine fine fina
vocative fini fine fina
locative finim(a) finim(a) finim(a)
instrumental finim(a) finim(a) finim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fini fina fino
genitive finog(a) fine finog(a)
dative finom(u/e) finoj finom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		fini
finog(a) 		finu fino
vocative fini fina fino
locative finom(e/u) finoj finom(e/u)
instrumental finim finom finim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fini fine fina
genitive finih finih finih
dative finim(a) finim(a) finim(a)
accusative fine fine fina
vocative fini fine fina
locative finim(a) finim(a) finim(a)
instrumental finim(a) finim(a) finim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative finiji finija finije
genitive finijeg(a) finije finijeg(a)
dative finijem(u) finijoj finijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		finiji
finijeg(a) 		finiju finije
vocative finiji finija finije
locative finijem(u) finijoj finijem(u)
instrumental finijim finijom finijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative finiji finije finija
genitive finijih finijih finijih
dative finijim(a) finijim(a) finijim(a)
accusative finije finije finija
vocative finiji finije finija
locative finijim(a) finijim(a) finijim(a)
instrumental finijim(a) finijim(a) finijim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najfiniji najfinija najfinije
genitive najfinijeg(a) najfinije najfinijeg(a)
dative najfinijem(u) najfinijoj najfinijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		najfiniji
najfinijeg(a) 		najfiniju najfinije
vocative najfiniji najfinija najfinije
locative najfinijem(u) najfinijoj najfinijem(u)
instrumental najfinijim najfinijom najfinijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najfiniji najfinije najfinija
genitive najfinijih najfinijih najfinijih
dative najfinijim(a) najfinijim(a) najfinijim(a)
accusative najfinije najfinije najfinija
vocative najfiniji najfinije najfinija
locative najfinijim(a) najfinijim(a) najfinijim(a)
instrumental najfinijim(a) najfinijim(a) najfinijim(a)
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  • “fin”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian fino.

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fȋn (comparative finȇjši, superlative nȁjfinȇjši)

  1. fine, refined, high-class
  2. fine, thin

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  • “fin”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish fin, a semi-learned descendant of Latin fīnis.[1]

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fin m (plural fines)

  1. (sometimes feminine) end
    el fin de semana ― the weekend
  2. purpose, aim, objective, goal
    con este fin ― for that to happen; to that end
  3. end, stop, halt, close, finish (ending point)

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “fin”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Since at least the 16th century, from French fin.

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fin (comparative finare, superlative finast)

  1. nice to look at, nice, pretty
    en fin färg ― a nice color
    en fin fågel ― a pretty bird
    ett fint hus ― a nice(-looking)/pretty house
    Hunden har fin päls ― The dog has a nice coat
    fina ögon ― pretty eyes
    en fin bebis ― a pretty baby
  2. nice, good
    Det är fint väder idag ― The weather is nice today
    göra en fin affär ― make a good deal (or "fine deal," except not old-fashioned)
    – Hur mår du? – Jag mår fint!
    – How are you? – I'm fine/feeling good!
    – Hur gick det? – Det gick fint!
    – How'd it go? – It went well!
    en fin människa ― a good person (intuitively, "nice to behold"/"pretty," in a non-physical sense)
    1. (somewhat colloquial, in "sitta fint" (sit fine)) to be (something that would be) nice
      En kopp kaffe skulle sitta fint
      A cup of coffee would be nice ("would sit fine")
      Bastu satt fint efter träningen
      Sauna was nice ("sat fine") after the workout
  3. fine, fancy
    en fin restaurang ― a fine restaurant
    finskor ― elegant/fancy shoes (for special occasions), like dress shoes
  4. of high social standing
    en fin familj ― a good family
    ha fint främmande ― have distinguished visitors
  5. (by extension) posh (in a ridiculous way)
    Han är för fin för att äta hamburgare med oss
    He is too good/fancy-schmancy to eat hamburgers with us
  6. fine (very thin)
    Antonyms: tjock, grov
    fin tråd ― fine thread
  7. fine (consisting of relatively small particles or pieces)
    Antonym: grov
    fin sand ― fine sand
    1. (as a prefix) finely
      Antonym: grov-
      finhackad lök ― finely chopped onion
      finmalen svartpeppar ― finely ground black pepper
      finkorning ― fine-grained
  8. subtle, fine
    en fin skillnad ― a subtle/fine difference
    • 1847 November 10, S., “Om Choleran [Concerning Cholera]”, in Wermlandstidningen, page 2:
      Om peſtämnetsnatur aͤr man icke ſå noga underraͤttad, men ſå mycket wet man att det, jemte beroͤringsſmittan, har ett fint effluvium, som på ganska naͤra håll ſmittar aͤfwen utan omedelbart widroͤrande; […]
      In regard to the nature of the pestilence, one is not so precisely informed, but it is known that, along with contact contagion, it possesses a subtle effluvium, which transmits even without immediate contact, especially at quite close range; […]

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Inflection of fin
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fin finare finast
Neuter singular fint finare finast
Plural fina finare finast
Masculine plural3 fine finare finast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fine finare finaste
All fina finare finaste
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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Noun

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fin (nominative plural fins)

  1. end

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declension of fin
singular plural
nominative fin fins
genitive fina finas
dative fine fines
accusative fini finis
vocative 1 o fin! o fins!
predicative 2 finu finus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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