fin

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See also: Fin, FIN, fín, Fín, Fin., fiń., and f***in'

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English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: fĭn, IPA(key): /fɪn/
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  • Homophone: Finn
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1[edit]

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”), Tocharian A spin (“hook”), Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphyá, “splinter, staff”).

Noun[edit]

fin (plural fins)

  1. (ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 4, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
      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.
    The fish's fins minimize water flow.
  2. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
    a dolphin's fin
  3. 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.
  4. A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course.
  5. 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.
  6. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
    The divers wore fins to swim faster.
  7. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
  8. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
Synonyms[edit]
  • (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[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]

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

  2. (transitive) To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
  3. (intransitive) To swim in the manner of a fish.
    A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth.
  4. (transitive) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.

Further reading[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Yiddish פֿינף‎ (finf, “five”).

Noun[edit]

fin (plural fins)

  1. (US, slang) a five-dollar bill
    Synonyms: fiver, Lincoln

Anagrams[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Noun[edit]

fin m, f (plural fins)

  1. end (extreme part)
  2. end (final part, in time)

Bambara[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fin

  1. black

Synonyms[edit]

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

fin

  1. Finnish

References[edit]

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Dalmatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

fin m

  1. hay

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From late Old Norse fínn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fin

  1. fine
  2. choice, classy
  3. delicate
  4. fashionable
  5. grand, posh, genteel

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of fin
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular fin finere finest2
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.

East Yugur[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fin

  1. 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].

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fin f (plural fins)

  1. end, close, finish
  2. end, end goal, objective, purpose

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. thin, fine
  2. (Quebec) kind, nice

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fīnis.

Noun[edit]

fin m (plural fins)

  1. end

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fīnis.

Noun[edit]

fin m, f (plural fines)

  1. end

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

fin

  1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌽

Ladin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fīnis.

Noun[edit]

fin m (plural fins)

  1. aim, end, goal

Ladino[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fīnis.

Noun[edit]

fin f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פין‎)

  1. end

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French fin, from Latin finitus.

Noun[edit]

fin f (plural fins)

  1. end; finish
  2. (figuratively) death

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French fin, from Latin finitus.

Adjective[edit]

fin m

  1. (Guernsey) fine

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From late Old Norse finn, from Latin finis

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. fine

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

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

References[edit]

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin finitus.

Adjective[edit]

fin m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fine)

  1. fine, delicate

Declension[edit]

Declension of fin
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject fins fine fin
Oblique fin fine fin
Plural Subject fin fines fin
Oblique fins fines fin

Descendants[edit]

Old Occitan[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. end (final part)

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French fin.

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. fine, delicate
  2. subtle
Declension[edit]
declension of fin
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite fin fină fini fine
definite finul fina finii finele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite fin fine fini fine
definite finului finei finilor finelor

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

fin m (plural fini, feminine equivalent fină)

  1. godson
Declension[edit]
declension of fin
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) fin finul (niște) fini finii
genitive/dative (unui) fin finului (unor) fini finilor
vocative finule finilor
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Romansch[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Preposition[edit]

fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) until, till
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) by
Synonyms[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun) until
Synonyms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) as far as
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin fīnis.

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) fine
Alternative forms[edit]
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Etymology 3[edit]

From Latin fīnis.

Adjective[edit]

fin f (plural fins)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) end
Alternative forms[edit]
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German fein and Italian fino, from Latin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. fine
  2. thin
  3. delicate
  4. sensitive
  5. refined
  6. first-class, high-class

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  • “fin”, in Hrvatski jezični portal, 2006–2018

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin fīnis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fin m (plural fines)

  1. (sometimes feminine) end
    el fin de semana ― the weekend
  2. purpose

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fin (comparative finare, superlative finast)

  1. fine, elegant
  2. good, excellent
  3. thin
  4. subtle

Declension[edit]

Inflection of fin
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fin finare finast
Neuter singular fint finare finast
Plural fina finare finast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fine finare finaste
All fina finare finaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

fin (plural fins)

  1. end

Declension[edit]

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 some later, non-classical Volapük only
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