fin

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Etymology

Clipping of English Finnish.

Symbol

fin

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Finnish.

English

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fin

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

enPR: fĭn, IPA^(key): /fɪn/
Audio (US): (file)
Homophones: Finn; thin (th-fronting)
Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

From Middle English fin, from Old English finn, from Proto-Germanic *finnō, *finǭ (“dorsal fin”) (compare Dutch vin, German Finne, Swedish finne, fena), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn- (“backbone, dorsal fin”) (compare Old Irish ind (“end, point”), Latin pinna (“feather, wing, fin”), Tocharian A spin (“hook”).

Noun

fin (plural fins)

(ichthyology, zootomy) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
The fish's fins minimize water flow.
- 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
  Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
a dolphin's fin
A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
The fin stabilises the plane in flight.
A similar structure protruding from a projectile, used to help keep it on course.
(surfing) A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
A hairstyle, resembling the fin of a fish, in which the hair is combed and set into a vertical ridge along the top of the head from about the crown to the forehead.
A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
The divers wore fins to swim faster.
An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
(nautical) The conning tower of a submarine.
(UK, slang, obsolete) A person's hand.
- 1839, Dearden's Miscellany, volumes 1-2, page 661:
  "Done say I to that, Reuben, tip me your fin, my spark, and it shall be a bet."

Synonyms

(appendange of a fish):
(appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal): flipper (of mammals)
(aircraft component):
(of a bomb): vane
(hairstyle): Mohican
(device worn by divers): flipper

Derived terms

Translations

appendage of a fish

Albanian: pendë (sq) f
Amharic: ክንፍ (kənf)
Arabic: زِعْنِفَة (ar) f (ziʕnifa)
Armenian: լողակ (hy) (loġak), թև (hy) (tʻew)
Asturian: aleta (ast) f
Azerbaijani: üzgəc (az)
Bajau:
West Coast Bajau: serek
Basque: hegats
Belarusian: плаўні́к m (plawník)
Bidayuh:
Bau Bidayuh: siried
Bikol:
Central Bikol: parikpik (bcl)
Bulgarian: перка (bg) f (perka), плавни́к (bg) m (plavník)
Burmese: အတောင် (my) (a.taung), ဆူးတောင် (my) (hcu:taung), ရေယက် (my) (reyak)
Catalan: aleta (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鰭 / 鳍 (zh) (qí), 魚鰭 / 鱼鳍 (zh) (yúqí)
Czech: ploutev (cs) f
Old Czech: plútva f
Danish: finne (da)
Dutch: vin (nl) f or m
Erzya: сёлмо (śolmo)
Esperanto: naĝilo
Estonian: uim (et)
Faroese: fjøður (fo) f
Finnish: evä (fi)
French: nageoire (fr) f, (shark) aileron (fr) m
Galician: aleta (gl) f
Georgian: ფარფლი (parpli)
German: Flosse (de) f
Greek: πτερύγιο (el) n (pterýgio)
Ancient Greek: πτερύγιον n (pterúgion)
Hebrew: סְנַפִּיר (he) m (snapír)
Hindi: पंख (hi) m (paṅkh), मीनपक्ष m (mīnpakṣ)
Hungarian: uszony (hu)
Icelandic: uggi m
Ido: floso (io)
Indonesian: sirip (id)
Ingrian: siipi
Irish: eite f
Old Irish: ette f
Italian: pinna (it) f
Japanese: 鰭 (ja) (ひれ, hire)
Kazakh: жүзбеқанат (jüzbeqanat)
Kimaragang: sirik
Korean: 지느러미 (ko) (jineureomi)
Kyrgyz: сүзгүч канат (süzgüc kanat)
Lao: ຄີບ (khīp)
Latin: penna f, pinna f
Latvian: spura f
Lithuanian: pelekas m
Macedonian: перка f (perka), пера́ја f (perája)
Malay: sirip (ms)
Māori: tira, urutira (dorsal), pakihawa (pectoral), hawa (ventral), paihau (wing as on a skate or flounder)
Mauritian Creole: nazwar
Melanau:
Central Melanau: pidin
Mongolian: сэрвээ (mn) (servee)
Murut:
Tagal Murut: kikiwos
Mwani: ripupa
Norwegian:
Bokmål: finne (no) m

Nynorsk: finne (nn) m, ugge m
Occitan: aleta (oc) f
Old English: finn m
Persian: باله (fa) (bâle), پره (fa) (parre)
Polish: płetwa (pl) f
Old Polish: plutwa f
Portuguese: nadadeira (pt) f, barbatana (pt) f
Romanian: aripioară (ro) f, aripă (ro) f, înotătoare (ro) f
Russian: плавни́к (ru) m (plavník), (colloquial) перо́ (ru) n (peró)
Sami:
Inari Sami: vepsi

Kildin Sami: ве̄ппьс (viepp’s)

Northern Sami: veaksi

Skolt Sami: veäʹpss
Scottish Gaelic: ite f, eithre f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: пера́ја f, плитва f

Latin: perája (sh) f, plitva (sh) f
Seychellois Creole: nazwar
Slovak: plutva (sk) f
Slovene: plavut (sl) f
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: pjeraso n
Spanish: aleta (es) f
Swedish: fena (sv)
Tagalog: palaypay, palikpik
Tajik: олати шино (olat-i šino)
Tamil: துடுப்பு (ta) (tuṭuppu), மீன்சிறகு (ta) (mīṉciṟaku)
Thai: ครีบ (th) (krîip)
Turkish: yüzgeç (tr)
Ottoman Turkish: قناد (kanad)
Ukrainian: плаве́ць (uk) m (plavécʹ), плавни́к m (plavnýk)
Uzbek: suzgich (uz), yuzgich
Vietnamese: vây (vi), vi (vi)
Welsh: asgell (cy) f, pysgadain (literally “fish wing”)

appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal

Azerbaijani: üzgəc (az)
Bulgarian: плавник (bg) m (plavnik)
Catalan: aleta (ca) f
Danish: finne (da)
Dutch: vin (nl) m or f
Erzya: сёлмо (śolmo)
Faroese: horn (fo) n, sveiv f
Finnish: evä (fi)
French: nageoire (fr) f
Galician: aleta (gl) f
German: Flosse (de) f
Icelandic: horn (is) n
Ido: floso (io)
Ingrian: siipi
Italian: pinna (it) f
Macedonian: перка f (perka), пера́ја f (perája)
Norwegian: finne (no) m
Portuguese: nadadeira (pt) f
Russian: ласт (ru) m (last), плавни́к (ru) m (plavník)
Spanish: aleta (es) f
Swedish: fena (sv), labb (sv)
Tamil: துடுப்பு (ta) (tuṭuppu)
Turkish: yüzgeç (tr)
Ottoman Turkish: قناد (kanad)

aircraft component

Bulgarian: вертикален стабилизатор m (vertikalen stabilizator)
Danish: halefinne (da)
Dutch: vin (nl) f, staartvin (nl) f
Finnish: evä (fi)
French: empennage (fr) m
Italian: impennaggio (it) m
Latvian: ķīlis m, stabilizators m
Macedonian: стабилиза́тор m (stabilizátor)
Norwegian: finne (no) m
Portuguese: estabilizador (pt) m, aleta f
Russian: стабилиза́тор (ru) m (stabilizátor)
Swedish: fena (sv)

of a bomb

Bulgarian: стабилизатор (bg) (stabilizator)
Dutch: vin (nl) f
French: empennage (fr) m
Italian: impennaggio (it) m
Macedonian: стабилиза́тор m (stabilizátor)
Portuguese: aleta f
Russian: стабилиза́тор (ru) m (stabilizátor)

hairstyle

Dutch: hanenkam (nl) m
Macedonian: четка (mk) f (četka)
Norwegian: hanekam

device used by divers

Asturian: aleta (ast) f
Bulgarian: перка (bg) f (perka), плавник (bg) m (plavnik)
Catalan: aleta (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 脚蹼 (zh) (jiǎopú)
Danish: finne (da)
Dutch: zwemvlies (nl) m (usually in plural form: zwemvliezen), flipper (nl) m
Finnish: uimaräpylä (fi), räpylä (fi)
French: palme (fr) f
Galician: aleta (gl) f
Italian: pinna (it) f
Japanese: フィン (fin)
Korean: 오리발 (ko) (oribal), 물갈퀴 (ko) (mulgalkwi), 핀 (ko) (pin)
Norwegian: svømmeføtter, finner (no)
Portuguese: pé de pato (pt) m, barbatana (pt) f
Russian: (seldom used in singular) ласт (ru) m (last), ла́сты m pl (lásty)
Spanish: aleta (es) f
Swedish: simfötter
Turkish: palet (tr), yüzme paleti

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Translations to be checked

Norman: ^{(please verify)} râlîngue f

Verb

fin (third-person singular simple present fins, present participle finning, simple past and past participle finned)

(transitive) To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
(intransitive) (Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.
- 1983, The Fisherman Who Laughed, page 54:
  When you spot him finning just under the surface, you move up quietly and present [...] bait, usually a squid.
(intransitive) To swim in the manner of a fish.
A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth.
(transitive) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.

Etymology 2

From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of cinque, finnuf, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).

Noun

fin (plural fins)

(UK, formerly Australia, slang) a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
Synonyms: finny, fiver, finnuf
(US, slang, dated) A five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.
Synonyms: fiver, Lincoln

Etymology 3

From French fin (“end”). Doublet of fine and finis.

Noun

fin (plural fins)

(archaic, film, television) "The end".
Synonym: finis
(obsolete, road signs) Denotes the end of the road.

Usage notes

"Fin.", once frequently found on title cards at the end of English-language movies and television programmes, along with the equivalent "The End."
Once found on road signs at the terminus of roads, "FIN" and its equivalent "END" were used at the center of diamond chequerboard signs, in English-language jurisdictions

Anagrams

inf., NFI, INF, if'n, IFN

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin finis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfin/ [ˈfĩŋ]
Rhymes: -in
Hyphenation: fin

Noun

fin m or f (plural fines)

end (extreme part)
end (final part, in time)

Bambara

Adjective

fin

black

Synonyms

finman

Verb

fin

(transitive) to darken, blacken

Basque

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fin/ [fĩn]
Rhymes: -in
Hyphenation: fin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish fino (“thin”).

Adjective

fin (comparative finago, superlative finen, excessive finegi)

thin
Synonyms: mehe, xehe
sharp
Synonym: zorrotz
fine
delicate

Declension

Declension of *fin* (adjective C-stem)
		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		fin	fina	finak	finok
ergative		finek	finak	finek	finok
dative		fini	finari	finei	finoi
genitive		finen	finaren	finen	finon
comitative		finekin	finarekin	finekin	finokin
causative		finengatik	finarengatik	finengatik	finongatik
benefactive		finentzat	finarentzat	finentzat	finontzat
instrumental		finez	finaz	finez	finotaz
innesive	anim.	finengan	finarengan	finengan	finongan
innesive	inan.	finetan	finean	finetan	finotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
locative	inan.	finetako	fineko	finetako	finotako
allative	anim.	finengana	finarengana	finengana	finongana
allative	inan.	finetara	finera	finetara	finotara
terminative	anim.	finenganaino	finarenganaino	finenganaino	finonganaino
terminative	inan.	finetaraino	fineraino	finetaraino	finotaraino
directive	anim.	finenganantz	finarenganantz	finenganantz	finonganantz
directive	inan.	finetarantz	finerantz	finetarantz	finotarantz
destinative	anim.	finenganako	finarenganako	finenganako	finonganako
destinative	inan.	finetarako	finerako	finetarako	finotarako
ablative	anim.	finengandik	finarengandik	finengandik	finongandik
ablative	inan.	finetatik	finetik	finetatik	finotatik
partitive		finik	—	—	—
prolative		fintzat	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fin.

Noun

fin inan

end, ending
Synonym: amaiera
aim, objective

Declension

Declension of *fin* (inan C-stem)
	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	fin	fina	finak	finok
ergative	finek	finak	finek	finok
dative	fini	finari	finei	finoi
genitive	finen	finaren	finen	finon
comitative	finekin	finarekin	finekin	finokin
causative	finengatik	finarengatik	finengatik	finongatik
benefactive	finentzat	finarentzat	finentzat	finontzat
instrumental	finez	finaz	finez	finotaz
innesive	finetan	finean	finetan	finotan
locative	finetako	fineko	finetako	finotako
allative	finetara	finera	finetara	finotara
terminative	finetaraino	fineraino	finetaraino	finotaraino
directive	finetarantz	finerantz	finetarantz	finotarantz
destinative	finetarako	finerako	finetarako	finotarako
ablative	finetatik	finetik	finetatik	finotatik
partitive	finik	—	—	—
prolative	fintzat	—	—	—

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis .

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛ̃/

Adjective

fin m (fingne, plural fins)

(Troyen, Langrois) thin

References

Daunay, Jean (1998), Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎^[2] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
Baudoin, Alphonse (1885), Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎^[3] (in French), Troyes

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish fin, fen, from Proto-Brythonic *fin, from Latin fīnis. Cognate with Breton fin and Welsh ffin.

Noun

fin f (plural finyow)

end, limit
Synonyms: diwedh, diwedhva, finweth, penn

Derived terms

finek, finel (“final”)
finsya (“end, finish”, verb)
finweth (“extremity, limit”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English fine.

Adjective

fin

fine, elegant
Synonym: teg

Derived terms

finder (“sensibility”)
findhyskys (“cultured”)
finskrif (“calligraphy”)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Ultimately, from Old Norse Finnr (“Finn, Sami”).

Adjective

fin

Finnish

References

Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[4], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

fien

Etymology

From Latin faenum. Compare Italian fieno, Romanian fân, Friulian fen, Romansch fain, French foin, Portuguese feno, Spanish heno. Alternative form also possibly through a Venetan intermediate as a loan word.

Noun

fin m

hay

Danish

Etymology

From late Old Norse fínn, ultimately from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fin/, [ˈfiˀn]
Rhymes: -in

Adjective

fin (neuter fint, plural and definite singular attributive fine)

Inflection

Inflection of *fin*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	fin	finere	finest²
indefinite neuter singular	fint	finere	finest²
plural	fine	finere	finest²
definite attributive¹	fine	finere	fineste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

“fin” in Den Danske Ordbog

East Yugur

Etymology

From Chinese 分 (fēn), compare Western Yugur fïn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fən/

Noun

fin

minute
Bu la hirti serki wai, jirghuun ceg ghucin findi posqi we.
I'll probably wake up early and get up at six thirty [six o'clock and thirty minutes].

Franco-Provençal

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin f (plural fins) (ORB, broad)

end

References

fin in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
fin in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Etymology 2

Compare French fin.

Adjective

fin (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural fines)

thin

References

fin in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛ̃/
(Quebec) IPA^(key): [fẽ]
Audio: (file)
Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)): (file)
Audio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Audio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Homophones: faim, fins, feins, feint, feints
Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Etymology 1

From Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin finis.

Noun

fin f (plural fins)

end, close, finish
end, end goal, objective, purpose

Derived terms

Related terms

finir
final

Etymology 2

Unclear, see fine.

Adjective

fin (feminine fine, masculine plural fins, feminine plural fines)

thin, fine
(Quebec) kind, nice

Derived terms

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin m (plural fins)

end

Adjective

fin

fine, thin

Related terms

finâl
finî

Galician

Alternative forms

fim (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fin (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fīnis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfiŋ/ [ˈfiŋ]
Rhymes: -iŋ
Hyphenation: fin

Noun

fin m or f (plural fins)

end

Derived terms

Related terms

final
finar

References

“fin”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “fin”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “fin”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fin”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fin”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fin”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Gothic

Romanization

fin

romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌽

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fin/^[1]
Hyphenation: fin

Noun

fin f (apocopated)

apocopic form of fine

Derived terms

fin di vita

Preposition

fin

apocopic form of fino

Derived terms

fin troppo

References

^ fin in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin m (plural fins)

aim, end, goal

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish [Term?], semi-learned term from Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin f (Hebrew spelling פין)

end

Middle English

Noun

fin

(especially Early Middle English) alternative form of fyn (“fin”)

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French fin, from Latin finis.

Noun

fin f (plural fins)

end; finish
(figuratively) death

Descendants

French: fin

Norman

Etymology

From Old French fin, from Latin finis.

Adjective

fin m

(Guernsey) fine

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From late Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.

Adjective

fin (neuter singular fint, definite singular and plural fine, comparative finere, indefinite superlative finest, definite superlative fineste)

fine

Derived terms

References

“fin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiːn/

Adjective

fin (neuter fint, definite singular and plural fine, comparative finare, indefinite superlative finast, definite superlative finaste)

fine
Dette er ein fin vin. ― This is a fine wine.
pretty, handsome
Kjærasten min er ei veldig fin jente. ― My girlfriend is a very pretty girl.
posh
Ei fin frue klaga på maten. ― A posh lady complained about the food.
good
Det er ei fin årstid å vitja Noreg på. ― It is a good season to visit Norway.

Derived terms

References

“fin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan fin, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

Audio (Béarn): (file)

Adjective

fin m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural finas)

fine (particularly slender)

Derived terms

finament

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fin/

Noun

fin m

alternative form of finn

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fin	finnas
accusative	fin	finnas
genitive	finnes	finna
dative	finne	finnum

Old French

Etymology

From Latin finis.

Adjective

fin m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fine)

fine, delicate
- c. 1250, Rutebeuf, C’est la complainte d’outremer:
  Serveiz Deu de fin cuer entier
  Serve God with a whole, fine heart

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	fins	fine	fin
singular	oblique	fin	fine		fine	fin
plural	subject	fin	fines		fin
plural	oblique	fins	fines		fines	fin

Descendants

Middle French: fin
- French: fin
→ Middle Dutch: fijn
- Dutch: fijn
  - Berbice Creole Dutch: fini
  - Negerhollands: fien, fin
  - → Papiamentu: fini
  - → Sranan Tongo: feni, fini
    - → Caribbean Javanese: fini
    - → Saramaccan: fínu
→ Middle High German: fîn
- German: fein
  - → Czech: fajn
  - → Kashubian: fëjn
  - → Polish: fajny
    - → Belarusian: фа́йны (fájny)
    - → Ukrainian: фа́йний (fájnyj)
  - → Greater Polish: fejn
  - → Romanian: fain
  - → Serbo-Croatian: fajn
  - → Slovincian: fejn
- Yiddish: פֿײַן (fayn)
Norman: fin
→ Middle English: fyn, fyne, fynne, fin (especially Early Middle English), vyn, vynne (especially Southern, Southwest Midland)
- English: fin
- Middle Scots: fyn
  - Scots: fin

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin finis.

Noun

fin f (oblique plural fins, nominative singular fin, nominative plural fins)

end (final part)

Descendants

Occitan: fin

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fin/
Rhymes: -in
Hyphenation: fin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fin, from Latin finis.

Adjective

fin m or n (feminine singular fină, masculine plural fini, feminine/neuter plural fine)

fine, delicate
subtle

Declension

Declension of *fin*
		masculine	feminine	masculine	neuter
		singular		plural
nominative- accusative	indefinite	fin	fină	fini	fine
nominative- accusative	definite	finul	fina	finii	finele
genitive- dative	indefinite	fin	fine	fini	fine
genitive- dative	definite	finului	finei	finilor	finelor

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin root *fīliānus, from Latin fīlius. Compare also Albanian fijan, Italian figliano.

Noun

fin m (plural fini, feminine equivalent fină)

godson

Declension

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	fin	finul	fini	finii
genitive-dative	fin	finului	fini	finilor
vocative	finule		finilor

Related terms

fină
fiu

Romansh

Etymology 1

Preposition

fin

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) until, till
(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) by

Synonyms

(Sursilvan) tochen
(Sutsilvan) antocen, antoca, toca
(Rumantsch Grischun) enfin
(Surmiran) anfignen
(Puter, Vallader) infin
(by):
- (Sursilvan) entochen

Conjunction

fin

(Rumantsch Grischun) until

Synonyms

(Sursilvan) tochen che, entochen che
(Sutsilvan) antoca, antocen, toca
(Surmiran) anfignen tgi
(Puter, Vallader) fin cha

Adverb

fin

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) as far as

Synonyms

(Sursilvan) tochen, entochen
(Sutsilvan) antocen, antoca, toca
(Surmiran) anfignen
(Puter, Vallader) infin

Etymology 2

From Latin fīnis.

Adjective

fin m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural finas)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) fine

Alternative forms

(Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Etymology 3

From Latin fīnis.

Adjective

fin f (plural fins)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) end

Alternative forms

(Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German fein and Italian fino, from Latin fīnus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fîːn/

Adjective

fȋn (Cyrillic spelling фи̑н, definite fȋnī, comparative finiji)

Declension

positive indefinite forms
singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		fin	fina	fino
genitive		fina	fine	fina
dative		finu	finoj	finu
accusative	inanimate animate	fin fina	finu	fino
vocative		fin	fina	fino
locative		finu	finoj	finu
instrumental		finim	finom	finim

plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		fini	fine	fina
genitive		finih	finih	finih
dative		finim(a)	finim(a)	finim(a)
accusative		fine	fine	fina
vocative		fini	fine	fina
locative		finim(a)	finim(a)	finim(a)
instrumental		finim(a)	finim(a)	finim(a)

positive definite forms
singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		fini	fina	fino
genitive		finog(a)	fine	finog(a)
dative		finom(u/e)	finoj	finom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	fini finog(a)	finu	fino
vocative		fini	fina	fino
locative		finom(e/u)	finoj	finom(e/u)
instrumental		finim	finom	finim

plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		fini	fine	fina
genitive		finih	finih	finih
dative		finim(a)	finim(a)	finim(a)
accusative		fine	fine	fina
vocative		fini	fine	fina
locative		finim(a)	finim(a)	finim(a)
instrumental		finim(a)	finim(a)	finim(a)

comparative forms
singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		finiji	finija	finije
genitive		finijeg(a)	finije	finijeg(a)
dative		finijem(u)	finijoj	finijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	finiji finijeg(a)	finiju	finije
vocative		finiji	finija	finije
locative		finijem(u)	finijoj	finijem(u)
instrumental		finijim	finijom	finijim

plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		finiji	finije	finija
genitive		finijih	finijih	finijih
dative		finijim(a)	finijim(a)	finijim(a)
accusative		finije	finije	finija
vocative		finiji	finije	finija
locative		finijim(a)	finijim(a)	finijim(a)
instrumental		finijim(a)	finijim(a)	finijim(a)

superlative forms
singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najfiniji	najfinija	najfinije
genitive		najfinijeg(a)	najfinije	najfinijeg(a)
dative		najfinijem(u)	najfinijoj	najfinijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najfiniji najfinijeg(a)	najfiniju	najfinije
vocative		najfiniji	najfinija	najfinije
locative		najfinijem(u)	najfinijoj	najfinijem(u)
instrumental		najfinijim	najfinijom	najfinijim

plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najfiniji	najfinije	najfinija
genitive		najfinijih	najfinijih	najfinijih
dative		najfinijim(a)	najfinijim(a)	najfinijim(a)
accusative		najfinije	najfinije	najfinija
vocative		najfiniji	najfinije	najfinija
locative		najfinijim(a)	najfinijim(a)	najfinijim(a)
instrumental		najfinijim(a)	najfinijim(a)	najfinijim(a)

Related terms

finoća

References

“fin”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fino.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fíːn/

Adjective

fȋn (comparative finȇjši, superlative nȁjfinȇjši)

fine, refined, high-class
fine, thin

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fin, a semi-learned descendant of Latin fīnis.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfin/ [ˈfĩn]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -in
Syllabification: fin

Noun

fin m (plural fines)

(sometimes feminine) end
el fin de semana ― the weekend
purpose, aim, objective, goal
con este fin ― for that to happen; to that end
end, stop, halt, close, finish (ending point)

Derived terms

a buen fin no hay mal tiempo
a fin de
a fin de cuentas
a fin de que
a fines de
a tal fin (“to this end, to that end”)
al fin
al fin del mundo
baile de fin de curso
con el fin de
del principio al fin
el fin justifica los medios
en fin
fin de semana
fin del mundo
fino
llegar a fin de mes
organización sin fines de lucro
para este fin (“for this purpose”)
poner fin a (“put a stop to, put an end to, call a halt to”)
por fin
por fin y postre
tornillo sin fin

Related terms

References

^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “fin”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Swedish

Etymology

Since at least the 16th century, from French fin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiːn/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

fin (comparative finare, superlative finast)

nice to look at or listen to or the like, nice, pretty
Antonym: ful

en fin färg ― a nice color

en fin fågel ― a pretty bird

ett fint hus ― a nice(-looking)/pretty house

Hunden har fin päls ― The dog has a nice coat

fina ögon ― pretty eyes

en fin bebis ― a pretty baby

en fin melodi ― a nice melody
nice, good
Det är fint väder idag ― The weather is nice today

göra en fin affär ― make a good deal (or "fine deal," except not old-fashioned)

– Hur mår du? – Jag mår fint!
– How are you? – I'm fine/feeling good!

– Hur gick det? – Det gick fint!
– How'd it go? – It went well!

en fin människa ― a good person (intuitively, "nice to behold"/"pretty," in a non-physical sense)
1. (somewhat colloquial, in "sitta fint" (sit fine)) to be (something that would be) nice
  En kopp kaffe skulle sitta fint
  A cup of coffee would be nice ("would sit fine")
  
  Bastu satt fint efter träningen
  Sauna was nice ("sat fine") after the workout
fine, fancy
en fin restaurang ― a fine restaurant

finskor ― elegant/fancy shoes (for special occasions), like dress shoes
of high social standing
en fin familj ― a good family

ha fint främmande ― have distinguished visitors
(by extension) posh (in a ridiculous way)
Han är för fin för att äta hamburgare med oss
He is too good/fancy-schmancy to eat hamburgers with us
fine (very thin)
Antonyms: tjock, grov

fin tråd ― fine thread
fine (consisting of relatively small particles or pieces)
Antonym: grov

fin sand ― fine sand
1. (as a prefix) finely
  Antonym: grov-
  
  finhackad lök ― finely chopped onion
  
  finmalen svartpeppar ― finely ground black pepper
  
  finkorning ― fine-grained
subtle, fine
en fin skillnad ― a subtle/fine difference
- 1847 November 10, S., “Om Choleran [Concerning Cholera]”, in Wermlandstidningen, page 2:
  Om peſtämnetsnatur aͤr man icke ſå noga underraͤttad, men ſå mycket wet man att det, jemte beroͤringsſmittan, har ett fint effluvium, som på ganska naͤra håll ſmittar aͤfwen utan omedelbart widroͤrande; […]
  In regard to the nature of the pestilence, one is not so precisely informed, but it is known that, along with contact contagion, it possesses a subtle effluvium, which transmits even without immediate contact, especially at quite close range; […]

Declension

Inflection of **fin**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	fin	finare	finast
neuter singular	fint	finare	finast
plural	fina	finare	finast
masculine plural²	fine	finare	finast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	fine	finare	finaste
all	fina	finare	finaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

inf.

Volapük

Noun

fin (genitive fina, plural fins)

end

Declension

Declension of *fin*
	singular	plural
nominative	fin	fins
genitive	fina	finas
dative	fine	fines
accusative	fini	finis
vocative ¹	o fin!	o fins!
predicative ²	finu	finus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

[1] Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

[2] Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “fin”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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English

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Noun

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Bambara

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