finite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“I finish; I terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). Displaced native Old English ġeendodlīċ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
finite (comparative more finite, superlative most finite)
- Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
- Synonym: limited
- (grammar, as opposed to infinite or nonfinite) Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number. [from 19th c.]
- The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb, the third-person singular.
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terms derived from finite (adjective)
Translations[edit]
having an end or limit
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grammar: limited by person or number
Esperanto[edit]
Adverb[edit]
finite
- past adverbial passive participle of fini
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
finite
- inflection of finit:
Ido[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
finite
- adverbial past passive participle of finar
Interlingua[edit]
Participle[edit]
finite
- past participle of finir
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
finite
Participle[edit]
finite f pl
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
finite
- inflection of finire:
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fiːˈniː.te/, [fiːˈniːt̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fiˈni.te/, [fiˈniːt̪e]
Adverb[edit]
fīnīte (not comparable)
- To a certain extent, within limits; limited.
- Antonym: īnfīnītē
- Definitely, specifically.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “finite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
finite
- second-person singular voseo imperative of finir combined with te
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