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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English final , fynal , fynall , from Old French final , from Latin fīnālis ( “ of or relating to the end or to boundaries ” ) , from fīnis ( “ end ” ) ; see fine . Replaced native English endly ( “ final ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
final (plural finals )
( US , Canada ) A final examination ; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class ; the test that concludes a class.
( Oxbridge slang ) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification .
( sports ) The last round , game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
( phonology ) The final part of a syllable , the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology .
( music ) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode , and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
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Translations
test or examination given at the end of a term or class
sports: last round in a contest
Armenian: վերջնամրցում ( verǰnamrcʻum ) , եզրափակիչ (hy) ( ezrapʻakičʻ )
Bulgarian: финал (bg) m ( final )
Catalan: final (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 決賽 / 决赛 (zh) ( juésài )
Czech: finále (cs) n
Danish: finale (da) c , slutrunde
Dutch: eindronde (nl) , finale (nl) f
Faroese: endaumfar
Finnish: loppuottelu , finaali (fi) , loppukilpailu (fi) , loppusarja
French: finale (fr) f
Galician: final (gl) f
German: Finale (de) n , Endkampf (de) m , Schlussrunde (de) f , Endspiel (de) n
Greek: τελικός (el) m ( telikós )
Hebrew: גְּמָר (he) m ( gmar )
Hungarian: döntő (hu)
Icelandic: úrslit (is) n pl , úrslitakeppni f
Irish: ceannchluiche m
Italian: finale (it) f
Japanese: 決勝戦 ( けっしょうせん, kesshōsen ) , ファイナル ( fainaru )
Kazakh: финал ( final )
Latin: finis (la) m or f , terminus (la) m , exitus m , extremus m , extremum n , peractio f
Latvian: fināls m , finālspēle f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: finale (no) m
Nynorsk: finale m
Persian: فینال (fa) ( finâl )
Polish: finał (pl) m
Portuguese: final (pt) f
Russian: фина́л (ru) m ( finál ) , ( chess ) э́ндшпиль (ru) m ( éndšpilʹ )
Spanish: final (es) f
Swahili: fainali (sw)
Swedish: final (sv) c
Tagalog: pangwakas
Turkish: final (tr)
Vietnamese: chung kết (vi)
Walloon: finåle f
Translations to be checked
Adjective
final (comparative more final , superlative most final )
Last ; ultimate.
Conclusive; decisive.
a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue
Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
( grammar ) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause .
( linguistics ) Word-final ; occurring at the end of a word .
1892 , Walter Besant , “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate , New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers , , →OCLC :Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
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Terms derived from the adjective or noun final
Translations
last; ultimate
Arabic:
Egyptian Arabic: آخر ( āḵir )
Armenian: վերջին (hy) ( verǰin ) , վերջնական (hy) ( verǰnakan )
Bengali: শেষ (bn) ( śeś ) , আখেরী (bn) ( akheri )
Bulgarian: последен (bg) ( posleden ) , заключителен (bg) ( zaključitelen )
Catalan: final (ca) m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 最後 / 最后 (zh) ( zuìhòu )
Czech: poslední (cs) , konečný (cs)
Danish: endelig , endegyldig
Dutch: finaal (nl) , laatste (nl) , ultiem (nl) , definitief (nl)
Finnish: viimeinen (fi) , lopullinen (fi)
French: dernier (fr) , ultime (fr)
Galician: final (gl) m or f
German: endgültig (de) , End (de) -, Schluss (de) -
Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌿𐌼𐌰 ( aftuma )
Greek: τελικός (el) m ( telikós )
Gujarati:છેલ્લું (gu) ( chellũ )
Ancient: ἔσχατος ( éskhatos ) , λοῖσθος ( loîsthos )
Hindi: अखरी ( akhrī ) ,अंतिम (hi) ( antim )
Hungarian: végső (hu) , utolsó (hu)
Ido: konkluziva (io)
Italian: ultimo (it) m
Japanese: 終わりの (ja) ( owari no ) , 最後の (ja) ( saigo no )
Kazakh: ақтық ( aqtyq )
Latin: ultimus
Luxembourgish: definitiv
Norman: finnal
Old English: sīþmest
Persian: آخرین (fa) , نهایی (fa)
Polish: ostatni (pl) m , końcowy (pl) m
Portuguese: último (pt) , final (pt)
Russian: оконча́тельный (ru) ( okončátelʹnyj ) , заключи́тельный (ru) ( zaključítelʹnyj ) , фина́льный (ru) ( finálʹnyj )
Scottish Gaelic: deireannach , mu dheireadh
Spanish: final (es) , último (es)
Swedish: slutgiltig (sv)
Telugu: చివరి (te) ( civari ) , ఆఖరు (te) ( ākharu )
Vietnamese: cuối (vi) , cuối cùng (vi)
respecting an end, purpose or ultimate end in view
grammar: expressing purpose
linguistics: occurring at the end of a word
Translations to be checked
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Terms etymologically related to the adjective or noun final
Further reading
“final ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam , 1913 , →OCLC .
“final ”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co. , 1911 , →OCLC .
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finals )
final
Synonyms: darrer , últim
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Noun
final m (plural finals )
end ( last point or moment of something )
Synonym: fi
finale ( chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works )
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Noun
final f (plural finals )
( sports , competitions) final , final round
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Chinese
Etymology
From English final .
Pronunciation
Noun
final
final ; final examination
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Italian finale , from Latin fīnālis , from fīnis ( “ end ” ) .
Noun
final
a final
Declension
Declension of final
nominative
final
genitive
finalnıñ
dative
finalğa
accusative
finalnı
locative
finalda
ablative
finaldan
Adjective
final
final
References
Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002 ) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary ] , Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
French
Etymology
From Latin fīnālis .
Pronunciation
Adjective
final (feminine finale , masculine plural finals or finaux , feminine plural finales )
final ( last )
( linguistics , grammar ) expressing purpose
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Further reading
German
Etymology
18th century, from Latin finālis , perhaps in part through French final . Recently revived to some degree by influence of English final .
Pronunciation
Adjective
final (strong nominative masculine singular finaler , not comparable )
( grammar ) final , expressing purpose
( higher register ) final , conclusive , irrevocable ( that which will not or cannot be changed anymore, sometimes implying death )
Synonyms: endgültig , abschließend , unwiderruflich , entscheidend , letztlich
der finale Wortlaut der Verträge ― the final wording of the contracts
das finale Krankheitsstadium ― the final stage of the illness
finaler Rettungsschuss ― deadly force (literally, “final rescue shot ”)
2020 , Max-Emanuel Geis, Kommunalrecht. Ein Studienbuch , 5th edition, München: C.H. Beck, →ISBN , Sect. 3 Rn. 44 , page 20 :In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern wurde, auch aus Gründen der dünnen Besiedelung, die noch deutlich drastischere Reduzierung von zwölf auf sechs Landkreise und die Umwandlung von vier der sechs kreisfreien Städte zu Kreisstädten im Jahr 2011 durchgeführt. Auch hier blieben entsprechende Landesverfassungsbeschwerden final erfolglos. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
( rare , pompous, chiefly anglicism) final , last
Synonym: letzter
die finalen Minuten vor dem großen Auftritt ― the final minutes before the big gig
Declension
Positive forms of final (uncomparable )
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Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French final ( “ final ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
final
final
Indonesian
Noun
final (first-person possessive finalku , second-person possessive finalmu , third-person possessive finalnya )
finale , final , end
Italian
Adjective
final (apocopated )
Apocopic form of finale
Noun
final m
Apocopic form of finale
Anagrams
Ladin
Adjective
final m (feminine singular finala , masculine plural finai , feminine plural finales )
final
Old French
Adjective
final m (oblique and nominative feminine singular finale )
final , definitive , last
Declension
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin fīnālis , from fīnis .
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -al , -aw
Hyphenation: fi‧nal
Adjective
final m or f (plural finais )
final , ultimate , last
Synonyms: derradeiro , último
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:final .
Derived terms
Noun
final m (plural finais )
an end
Synonyms: fim , término
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:final .
Noun
final f (plural finais )
( sports ) final
Quotations
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French final , from Latin finalis . By surface analysis , fine + -al .
Adjective
final m or n (feminine singular finală , masculine plural finali , feminine and neuter plural finale )
final
Declension
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Serbo-Croatian
Noun
final m (Cyrillic spelling финал )
( linguistics ) final ( last letter of word )
( sports ) final
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin fīnālis . By surface analysis , fin + -al .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /fiˈnal/
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: fi‧nal
Adjective
final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finales , superlative finalísimo )
final ( last, ultimate )
Synonym: último
final ( conclusive, decisive )
Synonym: concluyente
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Noun
final m (plural finales )
end ( the terminal point of something in space or time )
Synonyms: fin , término
Derived terms
Noun
final f (plural finales )
( sports ) final ( the last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined )
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Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian finale and French final from Latin finālis , from fīnis + -ālis .
Noun
final c
a finale
Declension
Adjective
final (not comparable )
( grammar ) final , expressing purpose
Declension
Inflection of final
Indefinite
Positive
Comparative
Superlative2
Common singular
final
mer final
mest final
Neuter singular
finalt
mer finalt
mest finalt
Plural
finala
mer finala
mest finala
Masculine plural3
finale
mer finala
mest finala
Definite
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Masculine singular1
finale
mer finale
mest finale
All
finala
mer finala
mest finala
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English final .
Noun
final c
( sports ) a final
Declension
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Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French final .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /fiˈnal/
Hyphenation: fi‧nal
Noun
final (definite accusative finali , plural finaller )
the end
( education ) the final exam
( music ) finale
( sports ) in tournaments : the last contest
Declension
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