fin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fin"

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Symbol

fin

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

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Finnish terms

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: fĭn, IPA^(key): /fɪn/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Homophones: Finn; thin (th-fronting)
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

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”).

Noun

fin (plural fins)

2. (ichthyology, zootomy) 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.

3. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.

   a dolphin's fin

4. 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.

5. A similar structure protruding from a projectile, used to help keep it on course.
6. (surfing) A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
7. 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.
8. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.

   The divers wore fins to swim faster.

9. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
10. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
11. (nautical) The conning tower of a submarine.

Synonyms

• (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

Derived terms

• abdominal fin
• adipose fin
• anal fin
• caudal fin
• cephalic fin
• dorsal fin
• fan-in-fin
• fin chop
• fin fold
• fin-foot
• fin-footed
• fin gripper
• fin keel
• fin key
• finlike, fin-like
• finning
• fin rot
• fin-toed
• fin whale
• Hoxton fin
• paired fins
• pectoral fin
• pelvic fin
• shark-fin
• shark fin
• shark fin soup
• swim fin
• tail fin, tailfin
• unpaired fins
• ventral fin

 

Translations

appendage of a fish

• Albanian: pendë (sq) f
• Amharic: ክንፍ (kənf)
• Arabic: زِعْنِفَة (ar) f (ziʕnifa)
• Armenian: լողակ (hy) (loġak), թև (hy) (tʻew)
• Asturian: aleta (ast) f
• Azerbaijani: üzgəc (az)
• Basque: hegats
• Bau Bidayuh: siried
• Belarusian: плаўні́к m (plaŭník)
• Bikol Central: parikpik (bcl)
• Bulgarian: перка (bg) f (perka), плавни́к (bg) m (plavník)
• Burmese: အတောင် (my) (a.taung), ဆူးတောင် (my) (hcu:taung), ရေယက် (my) (reyak)
• Catalan: aleta (ca) f
• Central Melanau: pidin
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鰭 / 鳍 (zh) (qí), 魚鰭 / 鱼鳍 (zh) (yúqí)

• Czech: ploutev (cs) f
• Danish: finne (da)
• Dutch: vin (nl) f or m
• Erzya: сёлмо (śolmo)
• Esperanto: naĝilo
• Estonian: uim (et)
• Faroese: fjøður (fo) f
• Finnish: evä (fi)
• French: nageoire (fr) f, (shark) aileron (fr) m
• Galician: aleta (gl) f
• Georgian: ფარფლი (parpli)
• German: Flosse (de) f
• Greek: πτερύγιο (el) n (pterýgio)

  Ancient: πτερύγιον n (pterúgion)

• Hebrew: סְנַפִּיר (he) m (snapír)
• Hindi: पंख (hi) m (paṅkh), मीनपक्ष m (mīnpakṣ)
• Hungarian: uszony (hu)
• Icelandic: uggi m
• Ido: floso (io)
• Indonesian: sirip (id)
• Ingrian: siipi
• Irish: eite f

  Old Irish: ette f

• Italian: pinna (it) f
• Japanese: 鰭 (ja) (ひれ, hire)
• Kazakh: жүзбеқанат (jüzbeqanat)
• Kimaragang: sirik
• Korean: 지느러미 (ko) (jineureomi)
• Kyrgyz: сүзгүч канат (süzgüc kanat)
• Lao: ຄີບ (khīp)
• Latin: penna f, pinna f
• Latvian: spura f
• Lithuanian: pelekas m
• Macedonian: перка f (perka), пера́ја f (perája)
• Malay: sirip (ms)
• Maori: tira, urutira (dorsal), pakihawa (pectoral), hawa (ventral), paihau (wing as on a skate or flounder)
• Mauritian Creole: nazwar
• Mongolian: сэрвээ (mn) (servee)
• Mwani: ripupa
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: finne (no) m

  Nynorsk: finne (nn) m, ugge m

• Occitan: aleta (oc) f
• Old English: finn m
• Persian: باله (fa) (bâle), پره (fa) (parre)
• Polish: płetwa (pl) f

  Old Polish: plutwa f

• Portuguese: nadadeira (pt) f, barbatana (pt) f
• Romanian: aripioară (ro) f, aripă (ro) f, înotătoare (ro) f
• Russian: плавни́к (ru) m (plavník), (colloquial) перо́ (ru) n (peró)
• Sami:

  Inari Sami: vepsi

  Kildin Sami: ве̄ппьс (viepp’s)

  Northern Sami: veaksi

  Skolt Sami: veäʹpss

• Scottish Gaelic: ite f, eithre f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: пера́ја f, плитва f

  Roman: perája (sh) f, plitva (sh) f

• Seychellois Creole: nazwar
• Slovak: plutva (sk) f
• Slovene: plavut (sl) f
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: pjeraso n

• Spanish: aleta (es) f
• Swedish: fena (sv)
• Tagal Murut: kikiwos
• Tagalog: palaypay, palikpik
• Tajik: олати шино (olat-i šino)
• Thai: ครีบ (th) (krîip)
• Turkish: yüzgeç (tr)
• Ukrainian: плаве́ць (uk) m (plavécʹ), плавни́к m (plavnýk)
• Uzbek: suzgich (uz), yuzgich
• Vietnamese: vây (vi), vi (vi)
• Welsh: asgell (cy) f, pysgadain (literally “fish wing”)
• West Coast Bajau: serek

appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal

• Azerbaijani: üzgəc (az)
• Bulgarian: плавник (bg) m (plavnik)
• Catalan: aleta (ca) f
• Danish: finne (da)
• Dutch: vin (nl) m or f
• Erzya: сёлмо (śolmo)
• Faroese: horn (fo) n, sveiv f
• Finnish: evä (fi)
• French: nageoire (fr) f
• Galician: aleta (gl) f
• German: Flosse (de) f
• Icelandic: horn (is) n
• Ido: floso (io)
• Ingrian: siipi
• Italian: pinna (it) f
• Macedonian: перка f (perka), пера́ја f (perája)
• Norwegian: finne (no) m
• Portuguese: nadadeira (pt) f
• Russian: ласт (ru) m (last), плавни́к (ru) m (plavník)
• Spanish: aleta (es) f
• Swedish: fena (sv), labb (sv)
• Turkish: yüzgeç (tr)

aircraft component

• Bulgarian: вертикален стабилизатор m (vertikalen stabilizator)
• Danish: halefinne (da)
• Dutch: vin (nl) f, staartvin (nl) f
• French: empennage (fr) m
• Italian: impennaggio (it) m
• Latvian: ķīlis m, stabilizators m
• Macedonian: стабилиза́тор m (stabilizátor)
• Norwegian: finne (no) m
• Portuguese: estabilizador (pt) m, aleta f
• Russian: стабилиза́тор (ru) m (stabilizátor)
• Swedish: fena (sv)

of a bomb

• Bulgarian: стабилизатор (bg) (stabilizator)
• Dutch: vin (nl) f
• French: empennage (fr) m
• Italian: impennaggio (it) m
• Macedonian: стабилиза́тор m (stabilizátor)
• Portuguese: aleta f
• Russian: стабилиза́тор (ru) m (stabilizátor)

hairstyle

• Dutch: hanenkam (nl) m
• Macedonian: четка (mk) f (četka)
• Norwegian: hanekam

device used by divers

• Asturian: aleta (ast) f
• Bulgarian: перка (bg) f (perka), плавник (bg) m (plavnik)
• Catalan: aleta (ca) f
• Danish: finne (da)
• Dutch: zwemvlies (nl) m (usually in plural form: zwemvliezen), flipper (nl) m
• Finnish: uimaräpylä (fi), räpylä (fi)
• French: palme (fr) f
• Galician: aleta (gl) f
• Italian: pinna (it) f
• Japanese: フィン (fin)
• Norwegian: svømmeføtter, finner (no)
• Portuguese: pé de pato (pt) m, barbatana (pt) f
• Russian: (seldom used in singular) ласт (ru) m (last), ла́сты m pl (lásty)
• Spanish: aleta (es) f
• Swedish: simfötter
• Turkish: palet (tr), yüzme paleti

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Translations to be checked

• Norman: ^{(please verify)} râlîngue f

Verb

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.

Further reading

• Fin in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

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

Noun

fin (plural fins)

1. (archaic, film, television) "The end".

   Synonym: finis

2. (obsolete, road signs) Denotes the end of the road.

Usage notes

• "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

See also

• cul-de-sac
• fin de siècle

 

Anagrams

• inf., NFI, INF, if'n, IFN

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin finis.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fin m or f (plural fines)

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

Bambara

Adjective

fin

1. black

Synonyms

• finman

Verb

fin

1. (transitive) to darken, blacken

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fin/, [fĩn]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish fino (“thin”).

Adjective

fin (comparative finago, superlative finen, excessive finegi)

1. thin

   Synonyms: mehe, xehe

2. sharp

   Synonym: zorrotz

3. fine
4. delicate

Declension

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

Borrowed from Spanish fin.

Noun

fin inan

1. end, ending

   Synonym: amaiera

2. aim, objective

Declension

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	—	—

Further reading

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

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis .

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛ̃/

Adjective

fin m (fingne, plural fins)

1. (Troyen, Langrois) thin

References

• Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎^[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
• Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎^[2] (in French), Troyes

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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

Adjective

fin

1. Finnish

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[3], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• fien

Etymology

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.

Noun

fin m

1. hay

Danish

Etymology

From late Old Norse fínn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fin/, [ˈfiˀn]
• Rhymes: -in

Adjective

fin

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

Inflection

Inflection of fin

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fən/

Noun

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin f (plural fins) (ORB, broad)

1. end

References

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

Etymology 2

Compare French fin.

Adjective

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

1. thin

References

• fin in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛ̃/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [fẽ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: faim, fins, feins, feint, feints
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Etymology 1

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

Noun

fin f (plural fins)

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

Derived terms

• à la fin
• à toutes fins utiles
• arriver à ses fins
• arrondir ses fins de mois
• blanchisseuse de fin
• c’est la fin des haricots
• en fin de compte
• en fin de vie
• fin de non-recevoir
• fin de semaine
• fin du monde
• fin mot
• générique de fin
• la fin justifie les moyens
• mettre fin
• mot de la fin
• parvenir à ses fins
• prendre fin
• qui veut la fin veut les moyens
• tirer à sa fin
• toucher à sa fin
• toutes les bonnes choses ont une fin

 

Related terms

• finir
• final

Etymology 2

Unclear, see fine.

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• épicerie fine
• faire la fine bouche
• fin comme du gros sel
• finasser
• finaud
• fine fleur
• finement
• finesse
• partie fine
• passer au peigne fin

 

Further reading

• “fin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin m (plural fins)

1. end

Adjective

fin

1. fine, thin

Related terms

• finâl
• finî

Galician

Alternative forms

• fim (reintegrationist)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fin m or f (plural fins)

1. end

Derived terms

• á fin
• ao fin
• fin de semana
• por fin

Related terms

• final
• finar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fin”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fin”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fin”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fin”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fin”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “fin”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Gothic

Romanization

fin

1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌽

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fin f (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of fine

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin m (plural fins)

1. aim, end, goal

Ladino

Etymology

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

Noun

fin f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פין)

1. end

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French fin, from Latin finis.

Noun

fin f (plural fins)

1. end; finish
2. (figuratively) death

Descendants

• French: fin

Norman

Etymology

From Old French fin, from Latin finis.

Adjective

fin m

1. (Guernsey) fine

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From late Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.

Adjective

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

1. fine

Derived terms

• finjustere
• hårfin

References

• “fin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːn/

Adjective

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.

Derived terms

• hårfin
• fisefin

References

• “fin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan fin, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

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

1. fine (particularly slender)

Derived terms

• finament

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎^[4], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 484.

Old English

Noun

fin m

1. Alternative form of finn

Old French

Etymology

From Latin finis.

Adjective

fin m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fine)

1. fine, delicate
   • c. 1250, Rutebeuf, C’est la complainte d’outremer:

     Serveiz Deu de fin cuer entier

     Serve God with a whole, fine heart

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	fins	fine	fin
	oblique	fin			fine	fin
plural	subject	fin	fines		fin
	oblique	fins			fines	fin

Descendants

• Middle French: fin
  • French: fin
• → Middle Dutch: fijn
  • Dutch: fijn
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: fini
    • Negerhollands: fien, fin
    • → Papiamentu: fini
    • → Sranan Tongo: feni, fini
      • → Caribbean Javanese: fini
      • → Saramaccan: fínu
• → Middle High German: fîn
  • German: fein
    • → Czech: fajn
    • → Kashubian: fëjn
    • → Polish: fajny
      • → Belarusian: фа́йны (fájny)
      • → Ukrainian: фа́йний (fájnyj)
    • → Greater Polish: fejn
    • → Romanian: fain
    • → Serbo-Croatian: fajn
    • → Slovincian: fejn
  • Yiddish: פֿײַן (fayn)
• Norman: fin
• → Middle English: fyn, fin
  • English: fine
  • Yola: fhyne

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin finis.

Noun

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

1. end (final part)

Descendants

• Occitan: fin

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fin/
• Rhymes: -in
• Hyphenation: fin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fin, from Latin finis.

Adjective

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

1. fine, delicate
2. subtle

Declension

		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

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

Noun

fin m (plural fini, feminine equivalent fină)

1. godson

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	fin	finul		fini	finii
genitive-dative	fin	finului		fini	finilor
vocative	finule			finilor

Related terms

• fină
• fiu

See also

• naș

Romansch

Etymology 1

Preposition

fin

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

Synonyms

• (Sursilvan) tochen
• (Sutsilvan) antocen, antoca, toca
• (Rumantsch Grischun) enfin
• (Surmiran) anfignen
• (Puter, Vallader) infin
• (by):
  • (Sursilvan) entochen

Conjunction

fin

1. (Rumantsch Grischun) until

Synonyms

• (Sursilvan) tochen che, entochen che
• (Sutsilvan) antoca, antocen, toca
• (Surmiran) anfignen tgi
• (Puter, Vallader) fin cha

Adverb

fin

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

Synonyms

• (Sursilvan) tochen, entochen
• (Sutsilvan) antocen, antoca, toca
• (Surmiran) anfignen
• (Puter, Vallader) infin

Etymology 2

From Latin fīnis.

Adjective

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

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) fine

Alternative forms

• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Etymology 3

From Latin fīnis.

Adjective

fin f (plural fins)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) end

Alternative forms

• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German fein and Italian fino, from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fîːn/

Adjective

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

Declension

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)

Related terms

• finoća

References

• “fin”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fíːn/

Adjective

fȋn (comparative finȇjši, superlative nȁjfinȇjši)

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

Further reading

• “fin”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfin/ [ˈfĩn]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: fin

Noun

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)

Derived terms

• a buen fin no hay mal tiempo
• a fin de
• a fin de cuentas
• a fin de que
• a tal fin (“to this end, to that end”)
• al fin
• al fin del mundo
• baile de fin de curso
• con el fin de
• del principio al fin
• el fin justifica los medios
• en fin
• fin de semana
• fin del mundo
• fino
• llegar a fin de mes
• para este fin (“for this purpose”)
• poner fin a (“put a stop to, put an end to, call a halt to”)
• por fin
• por fin y postre
• tornillo sin fin

 

Related terms

• final
• finir
• sinfín

 

Further reading

• “fin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

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; […]

Declension

Inflection of fin

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	fin	finare	finast
neuter singular	fint	finare	finast
plural	fina	finare	finast
masculine plural2	fine	finare	finast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	fine	finare	finaste
all	fina	finare	finaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• fin i kanten
• fin som snus
• fin-
• finfin
• finslipa
• hårfin

 

See also

• gullig
• snygg
• söt

References

• fin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• inf.

Volapük

Noun

fin (nominative plural fins)

1. end

Declension

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