fin

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

Middle English fin, from Old English finn, from Proto-Germanic *finjō, *finjaz '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', Tocharian A spin 'hook', Sanskrit sphyá 'splinter, staff').

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fin (plural fins)

  1. (ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
    The fish's fins are designed to minimize water flow.
  2. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
    a dolphin's fin
  3. 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
  4. A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course.
  5. 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.
  6. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
    the divers wore fins to swim faster
  7. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
  8. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
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  • (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
[edit] Translations
appendage of a fish
appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal
aircraft component
of a bomb
hairstyle
device used by divers
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fin (third-person singular simple present fins, present participle finning, simple past and past participle finned)

  1. (transitive) To cut the fins from a fish, shark etc
  2. (intransitive) To swim in the manner of a fish
  3. (transitive) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins

[edit] Etymology 2

From Yiddish  (finif), from German fünf (“five”)

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fin (plural fins)

  1. (US, slang) A five-dollar bill.
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fin

  1. black

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fin

  1. Finnish

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  • Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

[edit] Danish

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From late Old Norse fínn.

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  • IPA: /fiːn/, [fiːˀn]

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

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

[edit] French

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Latin finis.

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fin f. (plural fins)

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

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fin m. (f. fine, m. plural fins, f. plural fines)

  1. thin
  2. fine
  3. (Quebec) kind

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fin

  1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌽

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From Latin fīnis.

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fin f. (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פין)

  1. end

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fin

  1. Rafsi of finti.

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fin f. (plural fins)

  1. end; finish
  2. (figuratively) death

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fin (masculine fin; feminine fin; neuter fint; plural fine; comparative finere; superlative finest)

  1. fine

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fin m. (feminine fine)

  1. fine, delicate

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  Declension of fin  
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject fins fine fin
Oblique fin fine fin
Plural Subject fin fines fin
Oblique fins fines fin

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

  1. end (final part)

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology 1

From French fin.

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fin

  1. fine, delicate
  2. subtle

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin root *filianus, from filius.

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fin m. (plural fini; feminine equivalent fină)

  1. godson
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[edit] Spanish

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Latin finis.

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fin m. (plural fines)

  1. end
    el fin de semana — the weekend
  2. purpose

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

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Declension of fin
Inflections of
fin		 Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite
singular		 Common fin finare finast
Neuter fint
Definite
singular		 Masc. fine finaste
All fina finaste
Plural fina finaste

fin

  1. fine, elegant
  2. good, excellent
  3. thin
  4. subtle
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