finale

See also Finale, and finále

English

Etymology

From Italian finale (“end”), from Late Latin finalis, from Latin finis

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /fɪˈnɑː.li/, SAMPA: /fI"nA:.li/
• (Italianate) IPA: /fɨˈnæl.ij/, SAMPA: /f1"n{l.ij/

Noun

finale (plural finales)

1. The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
   • 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, BBC Sport:

     Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter.

2. (narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.

Antonyms

• premiere

Translations

grand end of something

Chinese: 结尾 Danish: finale (da) c. German: Finale (de) n. Hungarian: finálé (hu) Interlingua: final Italian: finale (it)

Japanese: フィナーレ (ja), 終曲 (ja), 終楽章 (ja) Latin: finis (la) m. and f., terminus (la) m., exitus (la) m., extremum (la) n., peractio (la) f., finis (la) m. and f., terminus (la) m., exitus (la) m., peractio (la) f., extremum (la) n., extremus (la) m. Norwegian: finale (no) Polish: finale (pl) Russian: финал (ru) m., заключение (ru) n. Spanish: final (es) Volapük: finid

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Albanian

Noun

finale f. (plural finale)

1. (sports) final(s).

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

finale f. (plural finales, diminutive finaletje)

1. a final, e.g. the end-round in a competition

Derived terms

• halve finale
• kwartfinale
• troostfinale

Adjective

finale

1. inflexion of finaal

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French

Adjective

finale

1. feminine form of final

Noun

finale f. (plural finales)

1. a final

Derived terms

• demi-finale
• finaliste

Anagrams

• enfila
• enflai

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Italian

Etymology

Late Latin finalis, from Latin finis

Adjective

finale m. and f. (m and f plural finali)

1. final

Synonyms

• conclusivo
• ultimo

Antonyms

• iniziale

Noun

finale m. (plural finali)

1. end, ending, conclusion
2. finale

Antonyms

• inizio
• principio

Noun

finale f. (plural finali)

1. (sports) final, finals

   la finale della Coppa del Mondo - the World Cup final

2. (of contest) last round, final trial
3. (linguistics) termination, ending, final clause

Related terms

• finalissima
• finalista
• finalizzare
• finalmente
• fine
• finire

Anagrams

• alfine
• felina

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Latin

Adjective

fīnāle

1. nominative neuter singular of fīnālis
2. accusative neuter singular of fīnālis
3. vocative neuter singular of fīnālis

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Polish

Noun

finale

1. locative singular of finał
2. vocative singular of finał

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /finǎːle/
• Hyphenation: fi‧na‧le

Noun

finále m. and n. (Cyrillic spelling фина́ле)

1. finale
2. finals

Declension

    declension of finale

	singular	plural
nominative	finale	finala
genitive	finala	finala
dative	finalu	finalima
accusative	finale	finala
vocative	finale	finala
locative	finalu	finalima
instrumental	finalem	finalima