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See also: finí, finì, finî, and fíni

Catalan

Verb

fini

  1. inflection of finar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Dyula

Noun

fini

  1. goosegrass, Eleusine indica

References

  • Niggli, Urs (2016) Dioula - French - English Dictionary‎, SIL International

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

French

Pronunciation

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, done
  2. finished, over (which has come to an end)
  3. (technical, philosophy) limited, finite (which has an end)
  4. which has been carefully done
  5. (derogatory) accomplished; complete (whose art has been perfected)
    un menteur fini ― an accomplished liar
    un abruti fini, un connard fini ― a complete moron, a complete bastard
  6. finished; done for (having been morally damaged and lost one's reputation)
    • 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.
      We can rest easy: he's finished, and he won't be meddling in the affairs of Plassans any more.
  7. finished (readily useable)
    produits finis ― finished goods

Further reading

German

Etymology

From French fini.

Adjective

fini (indeclinable, predicative only)

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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French finir (“finish”).

Pronunciation

Verb

fini

  1. to finish

Ido

Pronunciation

Noun

fini

  1. plural of fino

Interlingua

Verb

fini

  1. present of finir
  2. imperative of finir

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

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.niː/,

Noun

fīnī

  1. dative/ablative singular of finis

Verb

fīnī

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of fīniō

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French finir.

Verb

fini (medial form fini)

  1. to finish

Derived terms

Nupe

Fini yán yàbà cigbàn

Pronunciation

Noun

fini (plural finizhì)

  1. leaf; herb
    Tukpa mi á dzwa fini. ― Said after one has been listening for a long time. (literally, “My ears have sprouted leaves.”)
  2. bush

Derived terms

Old Irish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed 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

Sranan Tongo

Adjective

fini

  1. fine

Ternate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Tetum

Etymology

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

Noun

fini

  1. seed

Uab Meto

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəniq.

Noun

fini

  1. seed (fertilized grain)

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French finer, from Latin fīnīre.

Pronunciation

Verb

fini

  1. to finish

Conjugation

   —         —   Conjugation of the verb fini in Walloon   —   Codjowaedje do viebe fini e walon
infinitive fini
gerund finixhant
auxiliary aveur
past participle masculine feminine
singular fini fineye
plural finis fineyes
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative dji (dj') ti (t') i (il) / ele dji (dj') / nos vos i (il)
present fini or finixh finis or finixhs finit or finixh finixhans finixhoz finixhnut or finixhèt
imperfect finixheu finixheus finixheut finixhéns finixhîz finixhént
preterit finixha finixhas finixha finixhîs finixhîz finixhît
future finirè or finixhrè finirès or finixhrès finirè or finixhrè finirans or finixhrans finiroz or finixhroz finiront or finixhront
conditional finireu finireus finireut finiréns finirîz finirént
subjunctive ki dj' ki t' k' i (il) / k' ele ki dj' / ki nos ki vos k' i (il)
present finixhe finixhes finixhe finixhanxhe finixhoxhe finixhnuxhe or finixhèxhe
imperfect finixhaxhe finixhaxhes finixhaxhe finixhénxhe finixhîxhe finixhénxhe
imperative — ti — dji / nos vos —
affirmative fini or finixh finixhans finixhoz
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