finna

See also: fínna

English

Etymology

Reduction of fixing to.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪn(n)ə/
• Rhymes: -ɪnə

Verb

finna (auxiliary)

1. (African-American, Southern US) A modal used to express a desire or future action.

   I'm finna go to the store.

   • 1999, Mary Pattillo-McCoy, Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril Among the Black Middle Class, →ISBN:

     Aw, dude, you finna get yo' ass whooped, mufucka.

   • 2002, “The Seed (2.0)”, in Phrenology, performed by The Roots:

     I don't ask for much, but enough room to spread these wings / And the world finna know my name, now listen to me

   • 2012, Cam Rascoe, Restless for Retribution: A Series of Short Stories, →ISBN, page 121:

     I ain't talkin' about what you did homie, I'm talkin' about what's finna happen.

See also

• gonna; tryna

Anagrams

• Finan

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfinna/
• Rhymes: -inna
• Hyphenation: fin‧na

Adjective

finna (accusative singular finnan, plural finnaj, accusative plural finnajn)

1. Finnish

Faroese

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

finna f (genitive singular finnu, plural finnur)

1. (chess) pawn
2. small woman

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	finna	finnan	finnur	finnurnar
accusative	finnu	finnuna	finnur	finnurnar
dative	finnu	finnuni	finnum	finnunum
genitive	finnu	finnunnar	finna	finnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Verb

finna (third person singular past indicative fann, third person plural past indicative funnu, supine funnið)

1. to find
2. to meet

Conjugation

Conjugation of finna (group v-44)

infinitive	finna
supine	funnið
	present	past
first singular	finni	fann
second singular	finnur	fanst
third singular	finnur	fann
plural	finna	funnu
participle (a34)1	finnandi	funnin
	imperative
singular	finn!
plural	finnið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

  Homophone: Finna

Verb

finna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative fann, third-person plural past indicative fundu, supine fundið)

1. to find [with accusative]

   Synonym: uppgötva

   • 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson

     Krummi krunkar úti,
     kallar á nafna sinn:
     „Ég fann höfuð af hrúti
     hrygg og gæruskinn.“
     Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,
     krummi nafni minn.

     “The raven croaks outside,
     calling his namesake:
     ‘I found the head of a ram,
     backbone and sheepskin.’
     Come now and peck with me,
     Raven, my namesake.”

   Ég fann þig!

   I found you!

2. to meet [with accusative]

   Synonym: hitta

3. to sense, to feel something [with accusative]

   Synonym: skynja

Conjugation

finna – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að finna
supine sagnbót		fundið
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		finnandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	finn	fann		finni	fyndi
	þú	finnur	fannst		finnir	fyndir
	hann, hún, það	finnur	fann		finni	fyndi
plural	við	finnum	fundum		finnum	fyndum
	þið	finnið	funduð		finnið	fynduð
	þeir, þær, þau	finna	fundu		finni	fyndu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	finn (þú), finndu
plural	þið	finnið (þið), finniði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

finnast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að finnast
supine sagnbót		fundist
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		finnandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	finnst	fannst		finnist	fyndist
	þú	finnst	fannst		finnist	fyndist
	hann, hún, það	finnst	fannst		finnist	fyndist
plural	við	finnumst	fundumst		finnumst	fyndumst
	þið	finnist	fundust		finnist	fyndust
	þeir, þær, þau	finnast	fundust		finnist	fyndust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	finnst (þú), finnstu
plural	þið	finnist (þið), finnisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

fundinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	fundinn	fundin	fundið	fundnir	fundnar	fundin
accusative (þolfall)	fundinn	fundna	fundið	fundna	fundnar	fundin
dative (þágufall)	fundnum	fundinni	fundnu	fundnum	fundnum	fundnum
genitive (eignarfall)	fundins	fundinnar	fundins	fundinna	fundinna	fundinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	fundni	fundna	fundna	fundnu	fundnu	fundnu
accusative (þolfall)	fundna	fundnu	fundna	fundnu	fundnu	fundnu
dative (þágufall)	fundna	fundnu	fundna	fundnu	fundnu	fundnu
genitive (eignarfall)	fundna	fundnu	fundna	fundnu	fundnu	fundnu

Derived terms

• engan bilbug á sér finna
• finna að
• finna allt til foráttu
• finna á sér
• finna fyrir
• finna í fjöru
• finna nýjan flöt á málinu, finna nýjan flöt
• finna sig
• finna stað
• finna til með
• finna til (synonym vera illt)
• finna upp
• finna upp á
• finna út
• finna útvegi
• finnast
• fundinn
• fyndinn
• láta engan bilbug á sér finna

Anagrams

• nafni

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• finne (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognates include Danish finde, Swedish finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan), German finden, Dutch vinden, and English find.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fɪnːɑ/
• IPA^(key): /fiɲː/ (dialects with both palatalization and apocope)

Verb

finna (present tense finn, past tense fann, supine funne, past participle funnen, present participle finnande, imperative finn)

1. to find

References

• “finna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognate with Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old Saxon findan, Old Dutch findan, Old High German findan, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan).

Verb

finna (singular past indicative fann, plural past indicative fundu, past participle fundinn)

1. to find

Conjugation

Conjugation of finna — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	finna
present participle	finnandi
past participle	fundinn
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	finn	fann		finna	fynda
2nd person singular	finnr, fiðr	fannt		finnir	fyndir
3rd person singular	finnr, fiðr	fann		finni	fyndi
1st person plural	finnum	fundum		finnim	fyndim
2nd person plural	finnið	funduð		finnið	fyndið
3rd person plural	finna	fundu		finni	fyndi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	finn
1st person plural	finnum
2nd person plural	finnið

Conjugation of finna — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	finnask
present participle	finnandisk
past participle	fundizk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	finnumk	fundumk		finnumk	fyndumk
2nd person singular	finnsk	fannzk		finnisk	fyndisk
3rd person singular	finnsk	fannsk		finnisk	fyndisk
1st person plural	finnumsk	fundumsk		finnimsk	fyndimsk
2nd person plural	finnizk	funduzk		finnizk	fyndizk
3rd person plural	finnask	fundusk		finnisk	fyndisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	finnsk
1st person plural	finnumsk
2nd person plural	finnizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: finna
• Faroese: finna
• Norn: finna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: finna, finne
• Old Swedish: finna
  • Swedish: finna
• Old Danish: finnæ
  • Danish: finde
    • Norwegian Bokmål: finne
• Gutnish: finne, finn', finna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “finna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną.

Verb

finna

1. to find
2. to notice
3. to deem, consider

Conjugation

Conjugation of finna (strong)

	present				past
infinitive	finna				—
participle	finnandi, finnande				funnin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	finder	finni, finne	—		fan	funni, funne
þū	finder	finni, finne	fin		fant	funni, funne
han	finder	finni, finne	—		fan	funni, funne
vīr	finnum, finnom	finnum, finnom	finnum, finnom		funnum, funnom	funnum, funnom
īr	finnin	finnin	finnin		funnin	funnin
þēr	finna	finnin	—		funnu, funno	funnin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	fins	finnis, finnes	—		fans	funnis, funnes
þū	fins	finnis, finnes	—		fants	funnis, funnes
han	fins	finnis, finnes	—		fans	funnis, funnes
vīr	finnums, -oms	finnums, finnoms	—		funnums, funnoms	funnums, funnoms
īr	finnins	finnins	—		funnins	funnins
þēr	finnas	finnins	—		funnus, funnos	funnins

Descendants

• Swedish: finna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish finna, from Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnːa/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

finna (present finner, preterite fann, supine funnit, imperative finn)

1. (slightly formal) to find, to locate, to discover

   Var kan man finna en kopp kaffe här i närheten?

   Where can you find a cup of coffee near here?

2. (formal) to find (something to be a particular way)

   Jag finner det mycket märkligt att ingen kan ta på sig ansvaret för det inträffade!

   I find it very strange that nobody is willing to take responsibility for what has happened!

3. (passive voice only) to exist

   Det finns nå'nstans en blå planet

   There exists somewhere, a blue planet

4. (reflexive) to find oneself (in a particular situation)

   Han såg sig i spegeln och fann sig vara en mås

   He looked in the mirror and found himself to be a gull

5. (reflexive, in "finna sig i") to put up with

   Jag tänker inte finna mig i det där!

   I won't put up with that!

   Jag var helt enkelt tvungen att finna mig i det

   I simply had to put up with it

6. (reflexive) to maintain or (quickly) regain one's composure (particularly of having a good reply)

   Åklagaren trodde han satt dit henne, men hon fann sig snabbt och gav ett övertygande svar

   The prosecutor thought he had her, but she quickly regained her composure and gave a convincing answer

Conjugation

Conjugation of finna (class 3 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	finna		finnas
supine	funnit		funnits
imperative	finn		—
imper. plural1	finnen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	finner	fann	finns, finnes	fanns
ind. plural1	finna	funno	finnas	funnos
subjunctive2	finne	funne	finnes	funnes
present participle		finnande
past participle		funnen

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (find): hitta

Further reading

• finna in Svensk ordbok.