final

See also finał

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin finalis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from finis (“end”); see fine.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfaɪ.nəl/, SAMPA: /"faI.n@l/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -aɪnəl

Noun

final (plural finals)

1. (followed by "one") The ending, the last.
2. (US) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
3. (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
4. A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).

Translations

followed by "one": the ending, the last

Danish: sidste (da), slutning (da) c. Dutch: finale (nl) f. Finnish: viimeinen (fi) German: Letzte (de) n. m. and f., Ende (de) n. Icelandic: hinsti (is) Japanese: 最後 (ja) (saigo), 終わり (ja) (owari), 最終 (ja) (saishū)

Latin: finis (la) m. and f., terminus (la) m., exitus (la) m., extremus (la) m., extremum (la) n., peractio (la) f. Spanish: último (es) m., última (es) f., última (es) f. Swahili: finali (sw) Swedish: (det/den) sista (sv), (den) siste (sv) m. Telugu: ఆఖరి (te) (akhari)

test or examination given at the end of a term or class

Dutch: eindexamen (nl) n. Finnish: loppukoe, päättökoe (fi) German: Abschlussprüfung (de) f. Hungarian: záróvizsga (hu) Japanese: 学期末試験 (ja) (gakki-matsu shiken), 学期末テスト (ja) (gakki-matsu tesuto) Latin: finis (la) m. and f., terminus (la) m., exitus (la) m., exitus (la) m., extremus (la) m., extremum (la) n., peractio (la) f.

Russian: выпускной (ru) (vypusknój) Spanish: final (es) m. Swahili: finali (sw) Telugu: పరిక్ష (te) (pariksha)

sports: last round in a contest

Czech: finále (cs) n. Danish: finale (da) c. Dutch: eindronde, finale f. Finnish: loppuottelu (fi), finaali (fi), loppukilpailu (fi), loppusarja (fi) German: Finale (de) n., Endkampf (de) m., Schlussrunde (de) f., Endspiel (de) n. Hungarian: döntő (hu) Japanese: 決勝戦 (ja) (けっしょうせん, kesshōsen), ファイナル (ja) (fainaru)

Latin: finis (la) m. and f., terminus (la) m., exitus (la) m., extremus (la) m., extremum (la) n., peractio (la) f. Persian: فینال (fa) (finâl) Polish: finał (pl) m. Russian: финал (ru) (finál) m., (chess) эндшпиль (ru) (éndšpil’) m. Spanish: final (es) f. Swahili: finali (sw) Swedish: final (sv) c.

contest that narrows a field of contestants

Danish: finale (da) c. Dutch: finale (nl) f. Finnish: loppukilpailu (fi) German: Finale (de) n., Endkampf (de) m.

Russian: финал (ru) (finál) m. Swahili: finali (sw) Swedish: final (sv) Telugu: వడపోత (te) (vadapota)

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Danish: eksamen (da) c. Greek: τελικός m. (playoff) Italian: finale

Latin: finale, finalis Portuguese: final Serbo-Croatian: krajnje Welsh: terfynol, olaf

Adjective

final (comparative more final, superlative most final)

1. last; ultimate

   final solution

   the final day of a school term

   • (Can we date this quote?), Milton

     Yet despair not of his final pardon.

2. Conclusive; decisive

   a final judgment

   the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue

3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view
4. (linguistics) word-final, occurring at the end of a word.

Synonyms

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• endly

Translations

last; ultimate

Armenian: վերջին (hy) (verǰin) Chinese: Mandarin: 最後 (zh), 最后 (zh) (zuìhòu) Danish: endelig (da), endegyldig (da) Dutch: finaal, laatste, ultiem, definitief (nl) Finnish: viimeinen (fi), lopullinen (fi) French: dernier (fr), ultime (fr) German: endgültig (de), End (de)-, Schluss (de)- Italian: ultimo (it) m. Japanese: 最終的 (ja) (saishūteki), 最後の (ja) (saigo no) Latin: ultimus (la)

Persian: آخرین (fa), نهایی (fa) Polish: ostatni m., końcowy m. Russian: окончательный (ru) (okončátel’nyj), заключительный (ru) (zaključítel’nyj), финальный (ru) (finál’nyj) Scottish Gaelic: deireannach (gd), mu dheireadh (gd) Spanish: final (es) m., último (es) m. Swahili: finali (sw) Swedish: slutgiltig (sv) Telugu: చివరి (chivari); ఆఖరు (aakharu)

linguistics: occurring at the end of a word

Esperanto: fina (eo) Finnish: loppu- German: End- (de), Schluss- (de) Latin: finalis (la)

Scottish Gaelic: deireannach (gd) Swedish: ordfinal (sv) Telugu: అంతం (te) (amtham)

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French: final (fr) Greek: Modern: τελικός m., τελική f., τελικό n. (2); ύστατος m., ύστατη f., ύστατο n. (2); έσχατος m., έσχατη f., έσχατο n. (2)

Serbo-Croatian: poslednje

Related terms

terms related to final

finale finalist fine

finish finite semifinal

External links

• final in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• final in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Catalan

Noun

final m. (plural finals)

1. end (last point or moment of something)

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Italian finale, from Latin finalis, from finis - end.

Noun

final

1. A final.

Declension

    declension of final

nominative	final
genitive	finalnıñ
dative	finalğa
accusative	finalnı
locative	finalda
ablative	finaldan

Adjective

final

1. final.

References

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

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French

Etymology

From Latin finis 'end' + -alis '-al'

Adjective

final m. (f. finale, m. plural finals, f. plural finales)

1. final

Related terms

• finale
• finaliser
• finalité

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

final m. (Cyrillic spelling финал)

1. (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
2. (sports) final

Declension

    declension of final

	singular	plural
nominative	final	finali
genitive	finala	finala
dative	finalu	finalima
accusative	final	finale
vocative	finale	finali
locative	finalom	finalima
instrumental	finalu	finalima

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Spanish

Adjective

final m. and f. (plural finales)

1. final

Noun

final m. (plural finales)

1. An end
2. A final (sports)

Synonyms

• fin
• término

Related terms

• fin
• finalista
• finalizar
• finalmente

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Swedish

Noun

final c.

1. a final

Declension

Declension of final

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	final	finalen	finaler	finalerna
genitive	finals	finalens	finalers	finalernas

See also

• åttondelsfinal
• kval
• kvartsfinal
• semifinal
• turnering