fin

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Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

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').

Noun [edit]

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.
Synonyms [edit]
  • (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
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Verb [edit]

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

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, five).

Noun [edit]

fin (plural fins)

  1. (US, slang) A five-dollar bill.
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Bambara [edit]

Adjective [edit]

fin

  1. black

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Crimean Tatar [edit]

Adjective [edit]

fin

  1. Finnish

References [edit]

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

Dalmatian [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin faenum. Compare Italian fieno, Romanian fân, Friulian fen, Romansch fain, French foin, Portuguese feno, Spanish heno. Alternative form also possibly through a Venetian intermediate as a loan word.

Noun [edit]

fin m

  1. hay

Danish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From late Old Norse fínn.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /fin/, [ˈfiˀn]
  • Rhymes: -in

Adjective [edit]

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

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

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin finis.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

fin f (plural fins)

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

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Adjective [edit]

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

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

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Gothic [edit]

Romanization [edit]

fin

  1. See 𐍆𐌹𐌽

Guernésiais [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Old French fin < Latin finitus.

Adjective [edit]

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

  1. fine

Ladino [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin fīnis.

Noun [edit]

fin f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פין)

  1. end

Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

fin

  1. rafsi of finti.

Middle French [edit]

Noun [edit]

fin f (plural fins)

  1. end; finish
  2. (figuratively) death

Norwegian Bokmål [edit]

Adjective [edit]

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

  1. fine

Old French [edit]

Adjective [edit]

fin m (feminine fine)

  1. fine, delicate

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Old Provençal [edit]

Noun [edit]

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

  1. end (final part)

Romanian [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From French fin.

Adjective [edit]

fin

  1. fine, delicate
  2. subtle

Etymology 2 [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

fin m (plural finifeminine equivalent fină)

  1. godson
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Romansch [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Preposition [edit]

fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) until, till
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) by
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Conjunction [edit]

fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun) until
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Adverb [edit]

fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) as far as
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Etymology 2 [edit]

Adjective [edit]

fin m f fina, m plural fins, f plural finas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) fine
Alternative forms [edit]
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Etymology 3 [edit]

Adjective [edit]

fin f (plural fins)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) end
Alternative forms [edit]
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin finis.

Noun [edit]

fin m (plural fines)

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

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Swedish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Adjective [edit]

fin

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