final

See also finał

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfaɪ.nəl/, X-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.).
5. (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
6. (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any convential melody played in that mode.

Translations

followed by "one": the ending, the last

• Danish: sidste (da), slutning (da) c
• Dutch: finale (nl) f
• Finnish: viimeinen (fi)
• German: Letzte (de)
• 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

• Bulgarian: заключителен изпит (bg) (zaključitelen izpit) m
• Dutch: eindexamen (nl) n
• Finnish: loppukoe (fi), 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

• Bulgarian: финал (bg) (final) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 決賽 (cmn), 决赛 (cmn) (juésài)

• Czech: finále (cs) n
• Danish: finale (da) c
• Dutch: eindronde (nl), finale (nl) 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)
• Icelandic: úrslit (is) n pl

• 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)

final part of a syllable

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 韻母 (cmn), 韵母 (cmn) (yùnmǔ)

• Japanese: 韻母 (ja) (いんぼ, inbo)

• Korean: 운모 (ko) (unmo) (韻母 (ko))
• Russian: финаль (ru) (finálʹ) f
• Vietnamese: vận mẫu (vi) (韻母 (vi))

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• Danish: eksamen (da) c
• Greek: τελικός (el) (telikós) m
• Italian: finale (it)

• Latin: finale (la), finalis (la)
• Portuguese: final (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: krajnje (sh)
• Welsh: terfynol (cy), olaf (cy)

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)
• Bulgarian: последен (bg) (posleden), заключителен (bg) (zaključitelen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最後 (cmn), 最后 (cmn) (zuìhòu)

• Czech: poslední (cs), konečný (cs)
• Danish: endelig (da), endegyldig (da)
• Dutch: finaal (nl), laatste (nl), ultiem (nl), 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)

• Jèrriais: finnal
• Latin: ultimus (la)
• Persian: آخرین (fa), نهایی (fa)
• Polish: ostatni (pl) m, końcowy (pl) 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 (te) (chivari), ఆఖరు (te) (aakharu)

linguistics: occurring at the end of a word

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

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

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Translations to be checked

• French: final (fr)
• Greek: τελικός (el) (telikós), ύστατος (el) (ýstatos), έσχατος (el) (éschatos)

• Serbo-Croatian: poslednje (sh)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective or noun final

final cause finalist

semifinal

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to the adjective or noun final

finale fine

finish finite

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 fīnālis, from fīnis - 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 fīnālis.

Adjective

final m (feminine finale, masculine plural finals, feminine plural finales)

1. final (last)

Related terms

• finale
• finalement
• finaliser
• finaliste
• finalité

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Old French

Adjective

final m

1. final, definitive, last

Declension

  Declension of final  

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	finaus	finale	final
	Oblique	final	finale	final
Plural	Subject	final	finales	final
	Oblique	finaus	finales	final

Descendants

• English: final
• French: final

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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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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /fi.ˈnaɫ/

Adjective

final m and f (plural finais; comparable)

1. final, ultimate, last

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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. (sports) 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

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Turkish

Etymology

From French final.

Noun

final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)

1. The end
2. (education) The final exam
3. (music) finale
4. (sports) In tournaments the last contest

Declension

declension of final

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	final	finaller
definite accusative (belirtme)	finali	finalleri
dative (yönelme)	finale	finallere
locative (bulunma)	finalde	finallerde
ablative (çıkma)	finalden	finallerden
genitive (tamlayan)	finalin	finallerin

possessive forms of final

nominative	singular	plural
benim (my)	finalim	finallerim
senin (your)	finalin	finallerin
onun (his/her/its)	finali	finalleri
bizim (our)	finalimiz	finallerimiz
sizin (your)	finaliniz	finalleriniz
onların (their)	finalleri	finalleri
accusative	singular	plural
benim (my)	finalimi	finallerimi
senin (your)	finalini	finallerini
onun (his/her/its)	finalini	finallerini
bizim (our)	finalimizi	finallerimizi
sizin (your)	finalinizi	finallerinizi
onların (their)	finallerini	finallerini
dative	singular	plural
benim (my)	finalime	finallerime
senin (your)	finaline	finallerine
onun (his/her/its)	finaline	finallerine
bizim (our)	finalimize	finallerimize
sizin (your)	finalinize	finallerinize
onların (their)	finallerine	finallerine
locative	singular	plural
benim (my)	finalimde	finallerimde
senin (your)	finalinde	finallerinde
onun (his/her/its)	finalinde	finallerinde
bizim (our)	finalimizde	finallerimizde
sizin (your)	finalinizde	finallerinizde
onların (their)	finallerinde	finallerinde
ablative	singular	plural
benim (my)	finalimden	finallerimden
senin (your)	finalinden	finallerinden
onun (his/her/its)	finalinden	finallerinden
bizim (our)	finalimizden	finallerimizden
sizin (your)	finalinizden	finallerinizden
onların (their)	finallerinden	finallerinden
genitive	singular	plural
benim (my)	finalimin	finallerimin
senin (your)	finalinin	finallerinin
onun (his/her/its)	finalinin	finallerinin
bizim (our)	finalimizin	finallerimizin
sizin (your)	finalinizin	finallerinizin
onların (their)	finallerinin	finallerinin