fini

See also: finí, finì, finî, and fíni

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian finire, French finir, ultimately from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfini]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ini
• Hyphenation: fi‧ni

Verb

fini (present finas, past finis, future finos, conditional finus, volitive finu)

1. (transitive) to end, finish

   La kudristino devas baldaŭ fini la robon. ― The seamstress should finish the dress soon.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fini present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense finas finis finos active participle finanta finantaj fininta finintaj finonta finontaj acc. finantan finantajn finintan finintajn finontan finontajn passive participle finata finataj finita finitaj finota finotaj acc. finatan finatajn finitan finitajn finotan finotajn nominal active participle finanto finantoj fininto finintoj finonto finontoj acc. finanton finantojn fininton finintojn finonton finontojn nominal passive participle finato finatoj finito finitoj finoto finotoj acc. finaton finatojn finiton finitojn finoton finotojn adverbial active participle finante fininte finonte adverbial passive participle finate finite finote infinitive fini imperative finu conditional finus

Derived terms

• finaĉi (“to end badly”)
• finiĝi (“to come to an end”)

 

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ni/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -i

Participle

fini (feminine finie, masculine plural finis, feminine plural finies)

1. past participle of finir

Noun

fini m (plural finis)

1. aspect or texture of what has been completed

   Un fini lisse ― A smooth finish

Adjective

fini (feminine finie, masculine plural finis, feminine plural finies)

1. completed or done
2. which has come to an end
3. (technical, philosophy) which has an end, limited, finite
4. which has been carefully done
5. (derogatory) whose art has been perfected; accomplished; complete

   Un menteur fini ― An accomplished liar.

   Un abruti fini, un connard fini ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

6. which has been morally damaged and has lost his reputation; done for
   • 1874, Émile Zola, La Conquête de Plassans,

     On peut dormir en paix : c’est un homme fini, qui ne se mêlera plus des affaires de Plassans.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

7. readily useable

   Produits finis ― Manufactured products

Further reading

• “fini”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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German

Etymology

From French fini.

Adjective

fini (indeclinable, predicative only)

1. (colloquial, only used as a predicative adjective) done, finished

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French finir (“finish”).

Verb

fini

1. to finish

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfini/

Noun

fini

1. plural of fino

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Interlingua

Verb

fini

1. present of finir
2. imperative of finir

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ni/
• Rhymes: -ini
• Hyphenation: fì‧ni

Etymology 1

Noun

fini f

1. plural of fine (“end, conclusion”)

Noun

fini m

1. plural of fine (“end, aim, goal”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

fini

1. plural of fine

Etymology 3

Adjective

fini

1. masculine plural of fino

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Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfiː.niː/, [ˈfiːniː]

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ni/, [ˈfiːni]

Noun

fīnī

1. dative/ablative singular of fīnis

Verb

fīnī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of fīniō

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French finir.

Verb

fini (medial form fini)

1. to finish

Derived terms

• finn

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Old Irish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲinʲi/

Noun

fini

1. inflection of fine:
   1. accusative/dative singular
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual/plural

Etymology 2

Noun

fini

1. Alternative spelling of fíni

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
fini	ḟini	fini pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French finir, from Latin finire.

Verb

a fini (third-person singular present finește, past participle finit) 4th conj.

1. to finish

Conjugation

    conjugation of fini (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a fini
gerund			finind
past participle			finit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	finesc	finești	finește	finim	finiți	finesc
	imperfect	fineam	fineai	finea	fineam	fineați	fineau
	simple perfect	finii	finiși	fini	finirăm	finirăți	finiră
	pluperfect	finisem	finiseși	finise	finiserăm	finiserăți	finiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să finesc	să finești	să finească	să finim	să finiți	să finească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		finește			finiți
	negative		nu fini			nu finiți

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Sranan Tongo

Adjective

fini

1. fine

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Ternate

Etymology

Compare Tetum fini (“seed”) and Malay benih (“seed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfi.ni]

Noun

fini

1. a seed

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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Tetum

Etymology

From *bini, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binehiq, compare Malay benih.

Noun

fini

1. seed

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Uab Meto

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəniq.

Noun

fini

1. seed (fertilized grain)