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5-letter words (1 found)

FINAL,

4-letter words (9 found)

ALIF,ANIL,FAIL,FAIN,FILA,FLAN,LAIN,NAIF,NAIL,

3-letter words (9 found)

AIL,AIN,ALF,ANI,FAN,FIL,FIN,LIN,NIL,

2-letter words (9 found)

AI,AL,AN,FA,IF,IN,LA,LI,NA,

You can make 28 words from final according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of final

final ifnal fnial nfial infal nifal fianl ifanl fainl afinl iafnl aifnl fnail nfail fanil afnil nafil anfil inafl niafl ianfl ainfl naifl anifl finla ifnla fnila nfila infla nifla filna iflna flina lfina ilfna lifna fnlia nflia flnia lfnia nlfia lnfia inlfa nilfa ilnfa linfa nlifa lnifa fialn ifaln failn afiln iafln aifln filan iflan flian lfian ilfan lifan falin aflin flain lfain alfin lafin ialfn ailfn ilafn liafn alifn laifn fnali nfali fanli afnli nafli anfli fnlai nflai flnai lfnai nlfai lnfai falni aflni flani lfani alfni lafni nalfi anlfi nlafi lnafi alnfi lanfi inalf nialf ianlf ainlf nailf anilf inlaf nilaf ilnaf linaf nliaf lniaf ialnf ailnf ilanf lianf alinf lainf nalif anlif nlaif lnaif alnif lanif

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Definitions and meaning of final

final

Alternative forms

  • finall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis (of or relating to the end or to boundaries), from fīnis (end); see fine. Replaced native English endly (final).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪnl̩/
  • (General American) enPR: fī'nəl, IPA(key): /ˈfaɪn(ə)l/, [-nəɫ]
  • Rhymes: -aɪnəl
  • Hyphenation: fi‧nal

Noun

final (plural finals)

  1. (US, Canada) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  2. (Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
  3. (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
  4. (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
  5. (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: ファイナル (fainaru)
  • Swahili: fainali

Translations

Adjective

final (comparative more final, superlative most final)

  1. Last; ultimate.
  2. Conclusive; decisive.
  3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
  4. (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
  5. (linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.

Synonyms

  • (last, ultimate): dernier (dated), endly, terminal

Antonyms

  • initial
  • early
  • first

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

Related terms

Further reading

  • “final”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “final”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Falin, alfin, flain

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [fiˈnal]

Adjective

final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finals)

  1. final
    Synonyms: darrer, últim

Derived terms

  • finalment

Related terms

  • finalitat

Noun

final m (plural finals)

  1. end (last point or moment of something)
    Synonym: fi
  2. finale (chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works)

Derived terms

  • finalisme
  • finalitzar

Noun

final f (plural finals)

  1. (sports, competitions) final, final round

Derived terms

  • finalista

Further reading

  • “final” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Chinese

Etymology

From English final.

Pronunciation

Noun

final

  1. final; final examination

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis (end).

Noun

final

  1. a final

Declension

Adjective

final

  1. final

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

French

Etymology

From Latin fīnālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.nal/

Adjective

final (feminine finale, masculine plural finals or finaux, feminine plural finales)

  1. final (last)
  2. (linguistics, grammar) expressing purpose

Derived terms

Related terms

  • finale
  • finalement
  • finaliser
  • finaliste
  • finalité

Descendants

  • Romanian: final
  • Turkish: final

Further reading

  • “final”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

18th century, from Latin finālis, perhaps in part through French final. Recently revived to some degree by influence of English final.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈnaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

final (strong nominative masculine singular finaler, not comparable)

  1. (grammar) final, expressing purpose
  2. (higher register) final, conclusive, irrevocable (that which will not or cannot be changed anymore, sometimes implying death)
    Synonyms: endgültig, abschließend, unwiderruflich, entscheidend, letztlich
    der finale Wortlaut der Verträgethe final wording of the contracts
    das finale Krankheitsstadiumthe final stage of the illness
    finaler Rettungsschussdeadly force (literally, “final [i.e. lethal] rescue shot”)
  3. (rare, pompous, chiefly anglicism) final, last
    Synonym: letzter
    die finalen Minuten vor dem großen Auftrittthe final minutes before the big gig

Declension

Related terms

  • Finale

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French final (final).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /final/

Adjective

final

  1. final

Indonesian

Noun

final (first-person possessive finalku, second-person possessive finalmu, third-person possessive finalnya)

  1. finale, final, end

Italian

Adjective

final (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of finale

Noun

final m

  1. Apocopic form of finale

Anagrams

  • fin là, flani, linfa

Ladin

Adjective

final m (feminine singular finala, masculine plural finai, feminine plural finales)

  1. final

Old French

Adjective

final m (oblique and nominative feminine singular finale)

  1. final, definitive, last

Declension

Descendants

  • English: final
  • French: final

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin fīnālis, from fīnis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: fi‧nal

Adjective

final m or f (plural finais)

  1. final, ultimate, last
    Synonyms: derradeiro, último

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.

Derived terms

  • finalmente

Noun

final m (plural finais)

  1. an end
    Synonyms: fim, término

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.

Noun

final f (plural finais)

  1. (sports) final

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.

Related terms

  • fim
  • finalista
  • finalizar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French final, from Latin finalis. By surface analysis, fine +‎ -al.

Adjective

final m or n (feminine singular finală, masculine plural finali, feminine and neuter plural finale)

  1. final

Declension

Related terms

  • finalitate
  • finaliza

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

final m (Cyrillic spelling финал)

  1. (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
  2. (sports) final

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fīnālis. By surface analysis, fin +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈnal/ [fiˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fi‧nal

Adjective

final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finales, superlative finalísimo)

  1. final (last, ultimate)
    Synonym: último
  2. final (conclusive, decisive)
    Synonym: concluyente

Derived terms

Noun

final m (plural finales)

  1. end (the terminal point of something in space or time)
    Synonyms: fin, término

Derived terms

Noun

final f (plural finales)

  1. (sports) final (the last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined)

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “final”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪˈnɑːl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian finale and French final from Latin finālis, from fīnis + -ālis.

Noun

final c

  1. a finale
Declension

Adjective

final (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) final, expressing purpose
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English final.

Noun

final c

  1. (sports) a final
Declension
Derived terms

See also

  • kval
  • turnering

Anagrams

  • flina

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French final.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈnal/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧nal

Noun

final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)

  1. the end
  2. (education) the final exam
  3. (music) finale
  4. (sports) in tournaments: the last contest

Declension

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