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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Finnish.

Symbol

fin

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

See also

English

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Pronunciation

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”).

Noun

fin (plural fins)

  2. (ichthyology, zootomy) 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.
  3. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
    a dolphin's fin
  4. 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.
  5. A similar structure protruding from a projectile, used to help keep it on course.
  6. (surfing) A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
  7. 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.
  8. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
    The divers wore fins to swim faster.
  9. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
  10. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
  11. (nautical) The conning tower of a submarine.
  12. (UK, slang, obsolete) A person's hand.
    • 1839, Dearden's Miscellany, volumes 1-2, page 661:
      "Done say I to that, Reuben, tip me your fin, my spark, and it shall be a bet."
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
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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

Etymology 2

    From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of cinque, finnuf, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).

    Noun

    fin (plural fins)

    1. (UK, formerly Australia, slang) a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
      Synonyms: finny, fiver, finnuf
    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" were used at the center of diamond chequerboard signs, in English-language jurisdictions
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    Asturian

    Etymology

    From Latin finis.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfin/ [ˈfĩŋ]
    • 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/ [fĩn]
    • Rhymes: -in
    • Hyphenation: 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
    More information indefinite, singular ...

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Spanish fin.

    Noun

    fin inan

    1. end, ending
      Synonym: amaiera
    2. aim, objective
    Declension
    More information indefinite, singular ...

    Further reading

    • “fin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
    • “fin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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    Champenois

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis .

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    fin m (fingne, plural fins)

    1. (Troyen, Langrois) thin

    References

    • Daunay, Jean (1998), Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎ (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
    • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885), Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎ (in French), Troyes
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    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

    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 Venetan intermediate as a loan word.

    Noun

    fin m

    1. hay

    Danish

    Etymology

    From late Old Norse fínn, ultimately from Latin finis.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    fin (neuter fint, plural and definite singular attributive fine)

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

    Inflection

    More information positive, comparative ...

    1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
    the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
    2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

    References

    East Yugur

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    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 [six o'clock and thirty minutes].

    Franco-Provençal

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Latin fīnis.

    Noun

    fin f (plural fins) (ORB, broad)

    1. end

    References

    • fin in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
    • fin in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

    Etymology 2

    Compare French fin.

    Adjective

    fin (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural fines)

    1. thin

    References

    • fin in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
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    French

    Pronunciation

    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

    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

    Friulian

    Etymology

    From Latin fīnis.

    Noun

    fin m (plural fins)

    1. end

    Adjective

    fin

    1. fine, thin

    Galician

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    fin m or f (plural fins)

    1. end

    Derived terms

    References

    Gothic

    Romanization

    fin

    1. romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌽

    Italian

    Ladin

    Ladino

    Middle English

    Middle French

    Norman

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Occitan

    Old English

    Old French

    Old Occitan

    Romanian

    Romansch

    Serbo-Croatian

    Slovene

    Spanish

    Swedish

    Volapük

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