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finta

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See also: fintá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish finta.

Noun

finta (plural fintas)

  1. (Judaism) A yearly synagogue membership fee (in Western Sephardic communities)
    • 1893, Israel Zangwill, “Showing How the King Enriched the Synagogue” (chapter VI), in The King of Schnorrers‎ (fiction), New York: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 142:
      "Pah! What are you talking of, sir?" and he looked up cautiously for the first time at the picturesque figure. "What does the Synagogue want of me? I pay my finta and every bill the rascals send me. Monstrous fine sums, too, egad—"
    • 1872, “Regulations respecting the finta, and Election of Fintadores.” (chapter II), in Ascamot: or, Laws and Regulations of the Congregation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews‎, revised and amended edition, London: Wertheimer, Lea & Co., →OCLC, Ascamot of the Elders, page 12:
      To provide for the expenses of our Synagogues, as well as for the assistance of our poor, the Finta annually paid in the Congregation was established; and in the year 5569 a meeting of the Yehidim fixed the maximum amount thereof at £1,400 per annum. The mode of raising the said Finta shall be as follows:—
      1st. Every two years, at the Annual Meeting of the Elders, the said gentlemen shall take into consideration the amount to be raised as Finta, within the limit of the said £1,400, and in the month of Tebet ensuing, notices shall be issued to the Yehidim to meet in the Chamber of the Mahamad, on the day and hour which the said Mahamad shall appoint, to elect ten persons, who, jointly with the five gentlemen of the Mahamad, shall be the Fintadores (assessors of the Finta), the ballot for which shall be open for one hour from the time fixed for the meeting.
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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian finta.

Pronunciation

Noun

finta f (plural fintes)

  1. (sports) feint

Derived terms

Further reading

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Finte.

Pronunciation

Noun

finta f

  1. (colloquial) feint, trick
    V karty hrál ne vždy poctivě, znaje mnoho rozličných fortelů a fint. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of finta (hard feminine)
More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfin.ta/
  • Rhymes: -inta
  • Hyphenation: fìn‧ta

Etymology 1

From the feminine of finto.

Adjective

finta

  1. feminine singular of finto

Noun

finta f (plural finte)

  1. affectation, simulation
    la sua penitenza è una finta ― his remorse is just for show
  2. (sports) feint, dummy
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Catalan: finta
  • → Dutch: fint
  • → German: Finte
  • → Portuguese: finta
  • → Spanish: finta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

finta

  1. inflection of fintare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • finta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • finta in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • finta in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • finta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • finta in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • finta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fintô (“tail, train”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to pull, stretch”). Cognate with Latin pendeō (“I hang”). Related to spin.

Pronunciation

Noun

finta m

  1. tail
  2. sequel
  3. consequence; result

Declension

Weak:

More information singular, plural ...

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fin‧ta

Noun

Etymology

From Latin fincta, variant of Latin ficta (“fake, fictitious”)

finta f (plural fintas)

  1. (sports) dribble
    Synonym: drible
  2. (sports) feint

Noun

Etymology

From Latin finita (“finished, finite”)

finta f (plural fintas)

  1. An extraordinary income tax
  2. A church rate or parish tax
  3. (Judaism): A yearly synagogue membership tithe

Further reading

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfinta/ [ˈfĩn̪.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -inta
  • Syllabification: fin‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian.

Noun

finta f (plural fintas)

  1. feint, dummy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese finta.

Noun

finta f (plural fintas)

  1. (historical) A tribute or tax which is paid to the state from the produce of each subject's estate.
  2. (Judaism) A yearly synagogue membership tithe.
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

finta

  1. inflection of fintar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Swedish

Verb

finta (present fintar, preterite fintade, supine fintat, imperative finta)

  1. (often followed by bort (“away”)) to feint (perform a mock attack or otherwise feign intentions in order to confuse someone)

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

  • fint (“a feint”)

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