finger

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A human finger.
See also Finger

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English finger, from Proto-Germanic *fengra, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷe- (“‘five’”).

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Singular
finger

Plural
fingers

finger (plural fingers)

  1. (anatomy) One of the long extremities of the hand.
    Human hands have 5 fingers: the thumb, the forefinger (or index finger), the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger.
  2. A piece of food resembling such an extremity.
    chocolate fingers
  3. (also finger pier) A walkway extending from a dock, an airport terminal, etc, used by passengers to board a waiting ship or aeroplane.

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Terms derived from the noun

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extremity of the hand
piece of food
finger pier
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to finger

Third person singular
fingers

Simple past
fingered

Past participle
fingered

Present participle
fingering

to finger (third-person singular simple present fingers, present participle fingering, simple past and past participle fingered)

  1. (transitive) To identify or point out. Ex.: put the finger on To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in, to finger.
  2. (transitive) To poke, probe, or fondle with a finger.
  3. (transitive, music) To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
  4. (transitive, music) To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.

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to identify or point out
to poke
to provide instructions about the use of fingers in music

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse fingr.

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finger m. (definite singular fingeren; indefinite plural fingre; definite plural fingrene)

  1. finger

[edit] Old English

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Proto-Germanic *fingraz, which is from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷ-ros, a suffixed form of *pénkʷe (“‘five’”).

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finger m

  1. finger

[edit] Old Frisian

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finger

  1. finger

[edit] Swedish

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finger n.

Inflection for finger Singular Plural
neuter Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form finger fingret fingrar fingrarna
Possessive form fingers fingrets fingrars fingrarnas
  1. (anatomy) finger; a body part

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[edit] West Frisian

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finger c. (pl. fingers)

  1. finger

[edit] Yiddish

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finger

  1. Alternative spelling of פֿינגער.
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