fin

Translingual

Symbol

fin

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Finnish.

English

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fin (disambiguation)

Wikipedia

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fin

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• enPR: fĭn, IPA^(key): /fɪn/

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• Homophones: thin (with th-fronting), Finn
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

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

Noun

fin (plural fins)

1. (ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.

   The fish's fins minimize water flow.

   • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

     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.

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. (surfing) A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
6. 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.
7. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.

   The divers wore fins to swim faster.

8. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
9. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
10. (nautical) The conning tower of a submarine.

Synonyms

• (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

Translations

Verb

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) (Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.
   • 1983, The Fisherman Who Laughed, page 54:

     When you spot him finning just under the surface, you move up quietly and present [...] bait, usually a squid.

4. (intransitive) To swim in the manner of a fish.

   A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth.

5. (transitive) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.

Further reading

• Fin in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.

Etymology 2

From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of five, pimp, and finnuf.

Noun

fin (plural fins)

1. (UK, formerly Australia, slang) a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.

   Synonym: fiver

2. (US, slang, dated) a five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.

   Synonyms: fiver, Lincoln

Etymology 3

From French fin (“end”). Doublet of fine and finis.

Noun

fin (plural fins)

1. (archaic, film, television) "The end".

   Synonym: finis

2. (obsolete, road signs) Denotes the end of the road.

Usage notes

• "Fin.", once frequently found on title cards at the end of English-language movies and television programmes, along with the equivalent "The End."
• Once found on road signs at the terminus of roads, "FIN" and its equivalent "END" at the center of diamond chequerboard signs, in English-language jurisdictions

See also

Anagrams

• INF, NFI, if'n, inf.

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfin/,
• Rhymes: -in
• Hyphenation: fin

Noun

fin m or f (plural fines)

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

Bambara

Adjective

fin

1. black

Synonyms

• finman

Verb

fin

1. (transitive) to darken, blacken

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fin/,

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish fino (“thin”).

Adjective

fin (comparative finago, superlative finen, excessive finegi)

1. thin

   Synonyms: mehe, xehe

2. sharp

   Synonym: zorrotz

3. fine
4. delicate

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fin.

Noun

fin inan

1. end, ending

   Synonym: amaiera

2. aim, objective

Declension

Further reading

• "fin" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
• “fin” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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

Adjective

fin

1. Finnish

References

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

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• fien

Etymology

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

fin m

1. hay

Danish

Etymology

From late Old Norse fínn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fin/,
• Rhymes: -in

Adjective

fin

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

Inflection

East Yugur

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fən/

Noun

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 .

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛ̃/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key):

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• Homophones: faim, fins, feins, feint, feints
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Etymology 1

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

Noun

fin f (plural fins)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• finir
• final

Etymology 2

Unclear, see fine.

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

Further reading

• “fin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin m (plural fins)

1. end

Adjective

fin

1. fine, thin

Related terms

• finâl
• finî

Galician

Alternative forms

• fim (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fin (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fīnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiŋ/
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Hyphenation: fin

Noun

fin m or f (plural fins)

1. end

Derived terms

• á fin
• ao fin
• fin de semana
• por fin

Related terms

• final
• finar

References

• “fin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “fin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “fin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “fin” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “fin” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Further reading

• “fin” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Gothic

Romanization

fin

1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌽

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfin/
• Rhymes: -in
• Hyphenation: fìn

Noun

fin f (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of fine

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin m (plural fins)

1. aim, end, goal

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish , semi-learned term from Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פין)

1. end

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French fin, from Latin finis.

Noun

fin f (plural fins)

1. end; finish
2. (figuratively) death

Descendants

• French: fin

Norman

Etymology

From Old French fin, from Latin finis.

Adjective

fin m

1. (Guernsey) fine

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From late Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.

Adjective

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

1. fine

Derived terms

• finjustere
• hårfin

References

• “fin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːn/

Adjective

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.

Derived terms

• hårfin
• fisefin

References

• “fin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan fin, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

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

1. fine (particularly slender)

Derived terms

• finament

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 484.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin finis.

Adjective

fin m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fine)

1. fine, delicate
   • c. 1250, Rutebeuf, C’est la complainte d’outremer:

     Serveiz Deu de fin cuer entier

     Serve God with a whole, fine heart

Declension

Descendants

• Middle French: fin
  • French: fin
• → Middle Dutch: fijn
  • Dutch: fijn
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: fini
    • Negerhollands: fien, fin
    • → Papiamentu: fini
    • → Sranan Tongo: feni, fini
      • → Caribbean Javanese: fini
      • → Saramaccan: fínu
• → Middle High German: fîn
  • German: fein
    • → Czech: fajn
    • → Kashubian: fëjn
    • → Polish: fajny
      • → Belarusian: файны (fajny)
      • → Ukrainian: файний (fajnyj)
    • → Romanian: fain
    • → Serbo-Croatian: fajn
  • Yiddish: פֿײַן (fayn)
• Norman: fin
• → Middle English: fyn, fin
  • English: fine
  • Yola: fhyne

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin finis.

Noun

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

1. end (final part)

Descendants

• Occitan: fin

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fin/
• Rhymes: -in
• Hyphenation: fin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fin, from Latin finis.

Adjective

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

1. fine, delicate
2. subtle

Declension

Etymology 2

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

Noun

fin m (plural fini, feminine equivalent fină)

1. godson

Declension

Related terms

• fină
• fiu

See also

• naș

Romansch

Etymology 1

Preposition

fin

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) until, till
2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) by

Synonyms

• (Sursilvan) tochen
• (Sutsilvan) antocen, antoca, toca
• (Rumantsch Grischun) enfin
• (Surmiran) anfignen
• (Puter, Vallader) infin
• (by):
  • (Sursilvan) entochen

Conjunction

fin

1. (Rumantsch Grischun) until

Synonyms

• (Sursilvan) tochen che, entochen che
• (Sutsilvan) antoca, antocen, toca
• (Surmiran) anfignen tgi
• (Puter, Vallader) fin cha

Adverb

fin

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) as far as

Synonyms

• (Sursilvan) tochen, entochen
• (Sutsilvan) antocen, antoca, toca
• (Surmiran) anfignen
• (Puter, Vallader) infin

Etymology 2

From Latin fīnis.

Adjective

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

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) fine

Alternative forms

• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Etymology 3

From Latin fīnis.

Adjective

fin f (plural fins)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) end

Alternative forms

• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German fein and Italian fino, from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fîːn/

Adjective

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

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

Declension

Related terms

• finoća

References

• “fin” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fíːn/

Adjective

fȋn (comparative finȇjši, superlative nȁjfinȇjši)

1. fine, refined, high-class
2. fine, thin

Further reading

• “fin”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fin, a semi-learned descendant of Latin fīnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfin/

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: fin

Noun

fin m (plural fines)

1. (sometimes feminine) end

   el fin de semana ― the weekend

2. purpose, aim, objective, goal

   con este fin ― for that to happen; to that end

3. end, stop, halt, close, finish (ending point)

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Further reading

• “fin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːn/

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• Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

fin (comparative finare, superlative finast)

1. nice to look at, nice, pretty

   en fin färg

   a nice color

   en fin fågel

   a pretty bird

   ett fint hus

   a nice(-looking)/pretty house

   Hunden har fin päls

   The dog has a nice coat

   fina ögon

   pretty eyes

   en fin bebis

   a pretty baby

2. nice, good

   Det är fint väder idag

   The weather is nice today

   göra en fin affär

   make a good deal (or "fine deal," except not old-fashioned)

   – Hur mår du? – Jag mår fint!

   – How are you? – I'm fine/feeling good!

   – Hur gick det? – Det gick fint!

   – How'd it go? – It went well!

   en fin människa

   a good person (intuitively "nice to behold"/"pretty" in a non-physical sense)

   1. (somewhat colloquial, in "sitta fint" (sit fine)) to be (something that would be) nice

      En kopp kaffe skulle sitta fint

      A cup of coffee would be nice ("would sit fine")

      Bastu satt fint efter träningen

      Sauna was nice ("sat fine") after the workout

3. fine, fancy

   en fin restaurang

   a fine restaurant

   finskor

   elegant/fancy shoes (for special occasions), like dress shoes

4. of high social standing

   en fin familj

   a good family

   ha fint främmande

   have distinguished visitors

5. (by extension) posh (in a ridiculous way)

   Han är för fin för att äta hamburgare med oss

   He is too good/fancy-schmancy to eat hamburgers with us

6. fine (very thin)

   Antonyms: tjock, grov

   fin tråd

   fine thread

7. fine (consisting of relatively small particles or pieces)

   Antonym: grov

   fin sand

   fine sand

   1. (as a prefix) finely

      Antonym: grov-

      finhackad lök

      finely chopped onion

      finmalen svartpeppar

      finely ground black pepper

      finkorning

      fine-grained

8. subtle, fine

   en fin skillnad

   a subtle/fine difference

   • 1847 November 10, S., “Om Choleran [Concerning Cholera]”, in Wermlandstidningen, page 2:

     Om peſtämnetsnatur aͤr man icke ſå noga underraͤttad, men ſå mycket wet man att det, jemte beroͤringsſmittan, har ett fint effluvium, som på ganska naͤra håll ſmittar aͤfwen utan omedelbart widroͤrande; […]

     In regard to the nature of the pestilence, one is not so precisely informed, but it is known that, along with contact contagion, it possesses a subtle effluvium, which transmits even without immediate contact, especially at quite close range;

Declension

Derived terms

• hårfin
• fin i kanten
• fin-
• finfin
• finslipa

See also

• gullig
• snygg
• söt

References

• fin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• inf.

Volapük

Noun

fin (nominative plural fins)

1. end

Declension