fino

See also: Fino, finó, and f-ino

English

Etymology

From Spanish fino (“fine”). Doublet of fine.

Noun

fino (plural finos)

1. The driest and palest type of traditional sherry.

Anagrams

• Info., ONFI, foin, info, info-

Asturian

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

Catalan

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

Esperanto

Etymology

Common Romance, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfino/

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: fi‧no

Noun

fino (accusative singular finon, plural finoj, accusative plural finojn)

1. end, ending

Derived terms

• alfinigi (“to complete, bring to a conclusion”)
• finstacio (“terminus”)

Galician

Etymology 1

Regularized from Old Galician-Portuguese fin, fina (“fine”), from Latin finis (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰnh₂-. Doublet of fin, "the end".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfin̪ʊ]

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas)

1. thin (having little thickness)

   Synonym: delgado

   Antonym: groso

2. smart
3. stylish
4. fine (consisting of especially minute particulate)
5. (of sound) high-pitched

   Synonym: agudo

6. fine (of superior quality)
   • c. 1300, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 576:

     Et el rrey et os omes onrrados comjã en escudelas et en talladores d'ouro fino

     The king and the noblemen were eating on trays and trenchers of fine gold

   • 1372, C. Rodríguez Núñez (ed.), "Santa María de Belvís, un convento mendicante femenino en la Baja Edad Media (1305-1400)", Estudios Mindonienses, 5, page 448:

     so penna de trynta marquos de prata finos

     under the penalty of thirty fine silver marks

Related terms

• afinar
• fineza
• finura

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “fino”, 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), “fino”, 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), “fino”, 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), “fino”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fino”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “fino”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Etymology 2

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfino/

Noun

fino (plural fini)

1. end

Italian

Etymology

From some such adjectival form as Vulgar Latin *fīnus, from Latin fīnis (“a boundary, limit”), whence Italian fine. The prepositional usage is directly paralleled in Latin fīne, fīnī (“up to, as far as”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: fì‧no

Preposition

fino

1. till, until, as far as

Derived terms

• finché
• fino a
• finora
• perfino

Related terms

• sino

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural fini, feminine plural fine, superlative finissimo)

1. thin, fine

   Synonyms: acuto, fine

Descendants

• → Turkish: fino

Further reading

• fino in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• fino in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• fino in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• foni, info

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfĩ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.nu/

• Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
• Hyphenation: fi‧no

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese fin, from Latin finis (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰnh₂-.

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas, comparable, comparative mais fino, superlative o mais fino or finíssimo, diminutive fininho)

1. thin (having little thickness)

   Synonyms: delgado, esguio

   Antonyms: espesso, grosso

   • 2005, Matthew D. Bauer, O Poder de Cura da Acupressura e da Acupuntura, Editora Pensamento, →ISBN, page 142:

     Se você sentir que a acupuntura incomoda, discuta o assunto com o seu acupunturista. Se não ficar satisfeito com o que ele lhe disser, procure outro acupunturista que use agulhas mais finas.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. slender; slim (having little body fat or flesh)

   Synonyms: delgado, esbelto, magro

   Antonyms: gordo, obeso

3. fine (of superior quality)
4. (of sound) high-pitched

   Synonym: agudo

   Antonym: grave

5. exhibiting finesse; elegant; graceful

Derived terms

• grã-fino
• tirar um fino

Related terms

• afinar
• fim
• final
• fineza
• finura

Noun

fino m (plural finos)

2. (Portugal, regional) draft beer (usually served in a 300ml glass)

   Synonym: (Portugal, regional) imperial

   Dois finos, por favor. ― Two small draft beers, please.

   • 2000, José de Melo, San Telmo, às quatro:

     Cheio de traquejo da vida, a isso não se faria rogado, pois claro, o Palhais, entre o chamamento da moça de serviço e o consabido sorriso de beirão: - Vender, vender, do que nós precisamos é de beber um fino. O jovem, traga quatro finos, ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin Finnus, from Proto-Germanic *finnaz.

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas)

1. Finnish (of or relating to Finland or Finns)

   Synonyms: finês, finlandês

Noun

fino m (plural finos)

1. Finn (Finnish person)

   Synonyms: finês, finlandês

Related terms

• finense
• finês
• finlandês

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar

Further reading

• “fino”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “fino”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “fino” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “fino”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “fino”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “fino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfino/ [ˈfi.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: fi‧no

Etymology 1

From fin (“end”).

Adjective

fino (feminine fina, masculine plural finos, feminine plural finas, superlative finísimo)

1. fine (particularly slender)
2. fine (consisting of especially minute particulate)
3. fine (of superior quality)
   1. courteous, educated

Derived terms

• afinar
• archibebe fino
• astifino
• fineza
• fino filipino
• finura
• piel fina

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fino

1. first-person singular present indicative of finar
2. first-person singular present indicative of finir

Further reading

• “fino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “fino”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fino (“fine”), from Latin fīnis (“a boundary, limit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈno/
• Hyphenation: fi‧no

Noun

fino (definite accusative finoyu, plural finolar)

1. (zoology) small, fluffy, toy-breed dogs such as poodles, Bichon Frisés or Maltese
2. (slang) weed, marijuana

   Synonyms: esrar, ot, duman, sarıkız, keyif, mal (all slang except esrar)

Adjective

fino

1. (obsolete) the finest, most refined, first-class

Declension

Declension of fino

singular plural nominative fino finolar definite accusative finoyu finoları dative finoya finolara locative finoda finolarda ablative finodan finolardan genitive finonun finoların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular finom finolarım 2nd singular finon finoların 3rd singular finosu finoları 1st plural finomuz finolarımız 2nd plural finonuz finolarınız 3rd plural finoları finoları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular finomu finolarımı 2nd singular finonu finolarını 3rd singular finosunu finolarını 1st plural finomuzu finolarımızı 2nd plural finonuzu finolarınızı 3rd plural finolarını finolarını dative singular plural 1st singular finoma finolarıma 2nd singular finona finolarına 3rd singular finosuna finolarına 1st plural finomuza finolarımıza 2nd plural finonuza finolarınıza 3rd plural finolarına finolarına locative singular plural 1st singular finomda finolarımda 2nd singular finonda finolarında 3rd singular finosunda finolarında 1st plural finomuzda finolarımızda 2nd plural finonuzda finolarınızda 3rd plural finolarında finolarında ablative singular plural 1st singular finomdan finolarımdan 2nd singular finondan finolarından 3rd singular finosundan finolarından 1st plural finomuzdan finolarımızdan 2nd plural finonuzdan finolarınızdan 3rd plural finolarından finolarından genitive singular plural 1st singular finomun finolarımın 2nd singular finonun finolarının 3rd singular finosunun finolarının 1st plural finomuzun finolarımızın 2nd plural finonuzun finolarınızın 3rd plural finolarının finolarının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular finoyum finolarım 2nd singular finosun finolarsın 3rd singular fino finodur finolar finolardır 1st plural finoyuz finolarız 2nd plural finosunuz finolarsınız 3rd plural finolar finolardır

Volapük

Etymology

From fin +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈno/

Adverb

fino

1. finally, in the end