fini

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈfini/

• Audio:

  (file)

• 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

• finaĉi (“to end badly”)
• finiĝi (“to come to an end”)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ni/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i
• Homophones: finie, finies, finis, finit, finît

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

   Synonyms: achevé, complet, liquidé, terminé

2. finished, over (which has come to an end)

   Synonyms: achevé, liquidé, terminé

3. (technical, philosophy) limited, finite (which has an end)

   Antonym: infini

4. (grammar) finite (inflected for person or number)
5. which has been carefully done
6. (derogatory) accomplished; complete (whose art has been perfected)

   Synonyms: accompli, complet, parfait

   Hyponym: fieffé

   un menteur fini ― an accomplished liar

   un abruti fini, un connard fini ― a complete moron, a complete bastard

7. 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.

8. finished (readily useable)

   Synonyms: achevé, complet, terminé

   produits finis ― finished goods

Derived terms

• fini crispé
• finitude

Related terms

• finition

Further reading

• “fini” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
• “fini” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
• “fini” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
• “fini” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “fini” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “fini” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
• “fini”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

From French fini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈniː/

Adjective

fini (indeclinable, predicative only)

1. (dated, colloquial) done, finished

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French finir (“finish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fini/

Verb

fini

1. to finish

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfini/

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 Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfiː.niː]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfiː.ni]

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

• finn

Nupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fī.nĩ̄/

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

• kpacegi fini (“leaf stem”)
• finikó (“large leaf”)
• tukpa mi á dzwa fini
• a è lá emí woró pa fini à

Old Irish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸʲi.nʲi/

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

Mutation of fini

radical	lenition	nasalization
fini	ḟini	fini pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French finir, from Latin finire.

Verb

a fini (third-person singular present finește, past participle finit) 4th conjugation

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈfi.ni]

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

• IPA^(key): /fi.ni/

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