Finte

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɪntə]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian finta.

Noun

Finte f (genitive Finte, plural Finten)

1. feint

   Synonyms: Vorwand, Täuschung, List

Declension

Declension of Finte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Finte	die	Finten
genitive	einer	der	Finte	der	Finten
dative	einer	der	Finte	den	Finten
accusative	eine	die	Finte	die	Finten

Derived terms

• fintieren
• fintenreich

Etymology 2

Sometimes linked to Latin pingō (“to paint”), with the suggestion that the original meaning of this fish name is "mottled [fish]". If so, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

Finte f (genitive Finte, plural Finten)

1. twait shad, Alosa fallax

Declension

Declension of Finte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Finte	die	Finten
genitive	einer	der	Finte	der	Finten
dative	einer	der	Finte	den	Finten
accusative	eine	die	Finte	die	Finten

Descendants

• → Dutch: fint

Further reading

• “Finte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache