fino

See also: Fino, finó, and f-ino

English

Etymology

From Spanish fino (“fine”). Doublet of fine.

Noun

fino (plural finos)

1. The driest and palest type of traditional sherry.

Anagrams

• Info., ONFI, foin, info, info-

Asturian

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

Catalan

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

Esperanto

Etymology

Common Romance, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfino]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: fi‧no

Noun

fino (accusative singular finon, plural finoj, accusative plural finojn)

1. end, ending

Derived terms

• alfinigi (“to complete, bring to a conclusion”)
• finstacio (“terminus”)

Galician

Etymology 1

Regularized from Old Galician-Portuguese fin, fina (“fine”), from Latin finis (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰnh₂-. Doublet of fin, "the end".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfin̪ʊ]

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas)

1. thin (having little thickness)

   Synonym: delgado

   Antonym: groso

2. smart
3. stylish
4. fine (consisting of especially minute particulate)
5. (of sound) high-pitched

   Synonym: agudo

6. fine (of superior quality)
   • c. 1300, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 576:

     Et el rrey et os omes onrrados comjã en escudelas et en talladores d'ouro fino

     The king and the noblemen were eating on trays and trenchers of fine gold

   • 1372, C. Rodríguez Núñez (ed.), "Santa María de Belvís, un convento mendicante femenino en la Baja Edad Media (1305-1400)", Estudios Mindonienses, 5, page 448:

     so penna de trynta marquos de prata finos

     under the penalty of thirty fine silver marks

Related terms

• afinar
• fineza
• finura

 

References

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

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfino/

Noun

fino (plural fini)

1. end

Italian

Etymology

From some such adjectival form as Vulgar Latin *fīnus, from Latin fīnis (“a boundary, limit”), whence Italian fine. The prepositional usage is directly paralleled in Latin fīne, fīnī (“up to, as far as”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: fì‧no

Preposition

fino

1. till, until, as far as

Derived terms

• finché
• fino a
• finora
• perfino

 

Related terms

• sino

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural fini, feminine plural fine, superlative finissimo)

1. thin, fine

   Synonyms: acuto, fine

Descendants

• → Turkish: fino

Further reading

• fino in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• fino in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• fino in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• foni, info

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfĩ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.nu/

• Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
• Hyphenation: fi‧no

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese fin, from Latin finis (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰnh₂-.

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas, comparable, comparative mais fino, superlative o mais fino or finíssimo, diminutive fininho)

1. thin (having little thickness)

   Synonyms: delgado, esguio

   Antonyms: espesso, grosso

2. slender; slim (having little body fat or flesh)

   Synonyms: delgado, esbelto, magro

   Antonyms: gordo, obeso

3. fine (of superior quality)
4. (of sound) high-pitched

   Synonym: agudo

   Antonym: grave

5. exhibiting finesse; elegant; graceful

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:fino.

Derived terms

• grã-fino
• tirar um fino

Related terms

• afinar
• fim
• final
• fineza
• finura

 

Noun

fino m (plural finos)

2. (Portugal, regional) draft beer (usually served in a small glass)

   Synonym: (Portugal, regional) imperial

   Dois finos, por favor. ― Two small draft beers, please.

   • 2000, José de Melo, San Telmo, às quatro:

     Cheio de traquejo da vida, a isso não se faria rogado, pois claro, o Palhais, entre o chamamento da moça de serviço e o consabido sorriso de beirão: - Vender, vender, do que nós precisamos é de beber um fino. O jovem, traga quatro finos, ...

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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin Finnus, from Proto-Germanic *finnaz.

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas)

1. Finnish (of or relating to Finland or Finns)

   Synonyms: finês, finlandês

Noun

fino m (plural finos)

1. Finn (Finnish person)

   Synonyms: finês, finlandês

Related terms

• finense
• finês
• finlandês

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:finar.

Further reading

• “fino”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “fino”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “fino” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “fino”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “fino”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “fino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfino/ [ˈfi.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: fi‧no

Etymology 1

From fin (“end”).

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas, superlative finísimo)

1. fine (particularly slender)
2. fine (consisting of especially minute particulate)
3. fine (of superior quality)
   1. courteous, educated

Derived terms

• afinar
• archibebe fino
• astifino
• fineza
• fino filipino
• finura
• piel fina

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar
2. first-person singular present indicative of finir

Further reading

• “fino”, 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

Volapük

Etymology

From fin +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈno/

Adverb

fino

1. finally, in the end