fint

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See also: fínt

Danish

Adjective

fint

  1. neuter singular of fin

Adverb

fint

  1. finely
    Det passer fint med hvad jeg har hørt.
    That fits nicely with what I have heard.
  2. alright
    Jeg har det fint!
    I'm alright!

Verb

fint

  1. imperative of finte

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: fint
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian finta.

Noun

fint f (plural finten, diminutive fintje n)

  1. (Southern) a wile, a trick, a feint

Etymology 2

Alosa fallax

Borrowed from German Finte.

Noun

fint f (plural finten, diminutive fintje n)

  1. the twait shad, Alosa fallax

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

fint

  1. neuter singular of fin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

fint

  1. neuter singular of fin

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

fint

  1. third-person singular present indicative of findan

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Finte, from Italian finta, from Latin fingere.

Noun

fint c

  1. a feint (movement made to confuse an opponent, something feigned to confuse someone)
Usage notes

About sports maneuvers as well as other actions meant to confuse or outwit, where it's seen as figurative.

Declension
Declension of fint
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fint fints
definite finten fintens
plural indefinite finter finters
definite finterna finternas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fint

  1. indefinite neuter singular of fin

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