finesa

Catalan

Etymology 1

From fi +‎ -esa.

Noun

finesa f (plural fineses)

1. fineness

   Synonym: finor

Etymology 2

Adjective

finesa f sg

1. feminine of finès (Valencian: finés)

Noun

finesa f (plural fineses)

1. feminine of finès (Valencian: finés)

Further reading

• “finesa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “finesa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “finesa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “finesa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Occitan

Etymology

fin +‎ -esa

Pronunciation

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Noun

finesa f (plural finesas)

1. fineness

   Synonym: finesor

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎^[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 484

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈne.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈne.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈne.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fiˈne.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: fi‧ne‧sa

Adjective

finesa

1. feminine singular of finês

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈnesa/ [fiˈne.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: fi‧ne‧sa
• Homophone: (Latin America) fineza

Adjective

finesa

1. feminine singular of finés