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finalist

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English

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Etymology

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From final +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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finalist (plural finalists)

  1. Somebody or something that appears in the final stage of a competition.
    • 1973, Aquatics Guide, with Official Rules and Swimming and Diving Standards:
      If the disqualifications leave a vacancy for the full complement of finalists, swim-offs shall be continued among the disqualified swimmers until a full complement of finalists is assured.
    • 2024 October 15, Noah Furtado, “Familiar names, a few surprises headline MLB Gold Glove Award finalists”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Soto was a finalist once before in right field, in 2022, when he lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts.
  2. A university student in their final year of study; a senior.
  3. A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French finaliste or English finalist. Equivalent to finale +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌfi.naːˈlɪst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: fi‧na‧list
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

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finalist m (plural finalisten, diminutive finalistje n, feminine finaliste)

  1. finalist

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French finaliste.

Noun

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finalist m (plural finaliști)

  1. finalist

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative finalist finalistul finaliști finaliștii
genitive-dative finalist finalistului finaliști finaliștilor
vocative finalistule finaliștilor

Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From finále.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /finǎlist/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧na‧list

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finàlist m (Cyrillic spelling фина̀лист)

  1. finalist

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References

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

Swedish

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Noun

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finalist c

  1. a finalist

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