Definitions and meaning of fini
fini
Catalan
Verb
fini
- inflection of finar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Dyula
Noun
fini
- goosegrass, Eleusine indica
References
- Niggli, Urs (2016) Dioula - French - English Dictionary[1], SIL International
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian finire and French finir, ultimately from Latin fīniō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfini]
- Audio:
- Rhymes: -ini
- Hyphenation: fi‧ni
Verb
fini (present finas, past finis, future finos, conditional finus, volitive finu)
- (transitive) to end, finish
- La kudristino devas baldaŭ fini la robon. ― The seamstress should finish the dress soon.
Conjugation
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.ni/
- Rhymes: -i
- Homophones: finie, finies, finis, finit, finît
Participle
fini (feminine finie, masculine plural finis, feminine plural finies)
- past participle of finir
Noun
fini m (plural finis)
- aspect or texture of what has been completed
- Un fini lisse ― A smooth finish
Adjective
fini (feminine finie, masculine plural finis, feminine plural finies)
- completed, done
- finished, over (which has come to an end)
- (technical, philosophy) limited, finite (which has an end)
- which has been carefully done
- (derogatory) accomplished; complete (whose art has been perfected)
- un menteur fini ― an accomplished liar
- un abruti fini, un connard fini ― a complete moron, a complete bastard
- finished; done for (having been morally damaged and lost one's reputation)
- finished (readily useable)
- produits finis ― finished goods
Further reading
- “fini”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
From French fini.
Adjective
fini (indeclinable, predicative only)
- (colloquial, only used as a predicative adjective) done, finished
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French finir (“finish”).
Pronunciation
Verb
fini
- to finish
Ido
Pronunciation
Noun
fini
- plural of fino
Interlingua
Verb
fini
- present of finir
- imperative of finir
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfi.ni/
- Rhymes: -ini
- Hyphenation: fì‧ni
Etymology 1
Noun
fini f
- plural of fine (“end, conclusion”)
Noun
fini m
- plural of fine (“end, aim, goal”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
fini
- plural of fine
Etymology 3
Adjective
fini
- masculine plural of fino
Latin
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.niː/, [ˈfiːniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ni/, [ˈfiːni]
Noun
fīnī
- dative/ablative singular of finis
Verb
fīnī
- second-person singular present active imperative of fīniō
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French finir.
Verb
fini (medial form fini)
- to finish
Derived terms
Nupe
Pronunciation
Noun
fini (plural finizhì)
- leaf; herb
- Tukpa mi á dzwa fini. ― Said after one has been listening for a long time. (literally, “My ears have sprouted leaves.”)
- 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
Noun
fini
- inflection of fine:
- accusative/dative singular
- nominative/vocative/accusative dual/plural
Etymology 2
Noun
fini
- Alternative spelling of fíni
Mutation
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French finir, from Latin finire.
Verb
a fini (third-person singular present finește, past participle finit) 4th conj.
- to finish
Conjugation
Sranan Tongo
Adjective
fini
- fine
Ternate
Etymology
Compare Tetum fini (“seed”) and Malay benih (“seed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fini
- 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
- seed
Uab Meto
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəniq.
Noun
fini
- seed (fertilized grain)
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French finer, from Latin fīnīre.
Pronunciation
Verb
fini
- to finish
Conjugation
Source: wiktionary.org