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Esperanto
Etymology
From French feinte, from feindre (“to feign”).
Pronunciation
Noun
finto (accusative singular finton, plural fintoj, accusative plural fintojn)
- (chiefly military, sports) A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy.
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin fictus, probably through a Vulgar Latin root *finctus, with a nasal infix. Compare French feint, Lombard fint and Piedmontese fint.
Adjective
finto (feminine finta, masculine plural finti, feminine plural finte)
- false; fake; intended to mislead or distract
un attacco finto- a feint
- (literally, “a false attack”)
- insincere; feigned
il suo dolore è finto- his pain is feigned
- fare il finto tonto ― to play dumb (literally, “do the feigned dumb”)
- hypocritical
- artificial
- (relational) imitation
Derived terms
Noun
finto m (plural finti)
- hypocrite
Derived terms
Participle
finto (feminine finta, masculine plural finti, feminine plural finte)
- past participle of fingere
Etymology 2
Verb
finto
- first-person singular present indicative of fintare
Further reading
- finto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfinto/
- Rhymes: -into
- Syllabification: fin‧to
Verb
finto
- first-person singular present indicative of fintar