Finistere

English

Alternative forms

• Finistère

Etymology

From French Finistère, from Latin finis terrae (“land's end”). Compare Breton Penn-ar-Bed (“head or end of the world”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛəɹ/, /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛə/

Proper noun

Finistere

1. A cape in Brittany, France.
2. A department around the cape in Brittany, France, with INSEE code 29.

Translations

cape and department in Brittany, France

• Arabic: فنستير (finstīr)
• Breton: Penn-ar-Bed (br) m
• Catalan: Finisterre f
• Dutch: Finistère n
• French: Finistère (fr) m
• Italian: Finisterra f, Finistère m
• Japanese: フィニステール県 (Finisutēru-ken)
• Latin: Finisterrae f, Finis Terrae f, Finis terrae f
• Marathi: फिनिस्टेर (phinisṭer)
• Occitan: Finistèrra f
• Spanish: Finisterre f